schirallicpa Posted Thursday at 08:15 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:15 PM Married couple. Wife inherits land in 1987. We're in NY. Land is recorded in both H & W names. Wife died in 2014. Now the man is selling (to Dollar General, BTW). So I'm scrapping thru old tax files trying to see what land may have sold for in 1987 in order to figure basis. So then does he get her half stepped up to 2014 values? while he keeps his half at 1987 value? He can't possibly get all of it stepped up. But I think he gets her half. However - since it was HER inheritance, does it get all stepped up? (Round and round in circles I go.) After all, it was hers...... I've done tax work for 22+ years and I guess I had never come across this specific situation, and it's making my brain hurt today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted Thursday at 08:44 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:44 PM In 87 when wife inherited the property, wife essentially gave husband a gift of half of the property's value at that time, so his basis is the value at the time of wife's inheritance. Then when wife dies in 2014, husband gets a step up of the other half of the property that was titled in the wife's name that passed to him. Summary: For husband's purpose of this sale, half of the property is at the 1987 inherited value, and the other half is at the 2014 value. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted Thursday at 08:46 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:46 PM Just to start the conversation.... At time of inheritance in 1987 wife gets full stepped up basis to FMV from decedent. At some point, W gifted half to H (per the recording document), and the basis in his hands is the same as it was in hers. So you need to find the 1987 FMV for your starting point basis. In 2014, because NY is not a community property state, I assume he inherited her half. He gets 50% of 2014 FMV basis for her half. Assuming there were no improvements or other changes to basis in the intervening years, the calculation is 50% of the 1987 FMV and 50% of the 2014 FMV. Tom Longview, TX 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted Thursday at 08:47 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:47 PM 1 minute ago, jklcpa said: In 87 when wife inherited the property, wife essentially gave husband a gift of half of the property's value at that time, so his basis is the value at the time of wife's inheritance. Then when wife dies in 2014, husband gets a step up of the other half of the property that was titled in the wife's name that passed to him. Summary: For husband's purpose of this sale, half of the property is at the 1987 inherited value, and the other half is at the 2014 value. You beat me to the post. You must type fast..... Tom Longview, TX 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted Thursday at 08:56 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 08:56 PM 8 minutes ago, BulldogTom said: You beat me to the post. You must type fast..... Tom Longview, TX Speech to text function on my phone. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted Thursday at 10:21 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:21 PM 1 hour ago, jklcpa said: Speech to text function on my phone. Cheater! Tom Longview, TX 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted Thursday at 10:28 PM Report Share Posted Thursday at 10:28 PM 6 minutes ago, BulldogTom said: Cheater! Tom Longview, TX aka utilizing the technology at my disposal. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schirallicpa Posted Friday at 02:19 PM Author Report Share Posted Friday at 02:19 PM Thank you, guys, for confirming for me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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