Sold our house - the box that asks for our adjusted cost base, do I split the total cost of the home between my husband and I? or put the full cost in each box?

[swalls123199]

House cost $218,000 - would 50% go under my name and %50 under his or the total cost of $218K in each box?

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[swalls123199]

Turbo tax online - and doing the returns together yes.

I am also lost on the total proceeds of distribution box. When I put the sold price of $211K in there the next page says total proceeds were $105,500K. Does this mean it thinks we made $105,500K on the sale? we def did not

Breakdown
Bought house in 2022 for $218K
Sold house in 2023 for $211K (still owed $210,xxx on the house)

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[TurboTaxBrenda · Accepted solution]

You would enter the full amount under both of you and make sure that you had answered that you both owned it at 50%

It will then automatically split the amount that the property was sold for, as seen above.

[beecue]

Hello, I don't see any options to split the % on desktop 2023 version.

My case:

Bought $230K, so I split that between us for cost

Sold $310K, should I split that evenly since there is not option for %?

[TurboTaxSusan]

@beecue Is this a principal residence, or an capital gains/loss property?

[beecue]

Principal residence that I bought in 2016. Married and wife moved in 2020.

[TurboTaxSusan]

@beecue The fastest way to do it in TurboTax CD/Download is to go into Forms mode and fill out the T2091 form form one spouse with everything divided in half. Then select Edit > Forms > Copy/Transfer Form. Click the Copy button, and the form will be duplicated on the other spouse's return.