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Originally Posted by CateP
For the third time in the past six months, NAR[National Association of Realtors] is being inundated with questions about a real estate transfer tax enacted as part of the Health Care reforms in 2010. THERE IS NO SUCH TAX. A viral Internet posting is riddled with errors.
The Health Care legislation did create a new tax that would apply to a portion of the gain on the sale of any capital asset (including real estate). That tax will apply ONLY to individuals with more than $200,000 Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) (or $250,000 AGI on a joint return). The tax does not apply to any amount excluded from taxation under the $250,000/$500,000 principal residence rules. The tax is never imposed directly on the full amount of any capital gain.
For more info see:
http://www.realtor.org/wps/wcm/conne...PERES&CACHEID=
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Thank you for the Clarification, but none the less it is still BS and should not be allowed to be done