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In general, any inheritance you receive does not need to be reported to the IRS. You typically dont need to report inheritance money to the IRS because inheritances arent considered taxable income by the federal government. That said, earnings made off of the inheritance may need to be reported.
Trusts and estates report their income and deductions on Form 1041 as well as the income distributed to beneficiaries of the trust or estate.
Your share of sales proceeds (generally reported on Form 1099-S Proceeds From Real Estate Transactions) from the sale of an inherited home should be reported on Schedule D (Form 1040) Capital Gains and Losses in the Investment Income section of TaxAct.
The primary residence exemption for filing a Form 1099-S only applies when you provide written assurances that the property sold was your main home. However, the Form 1099-S may still be issued, even if the exemption applies. It is just not required.
You will need to view your 1099-S (or other tax document) to determine if the form contains the full inherited amount or has already been adjusted to show only your portion. You can read more about determining the basis of inherited property, here.
Report the sale on Schedule D (Form 1040), Capital Gains and Losses and on Form 8949, Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets: If you sell the property for more than your basis, you have a taxable gain.
Additionally, a 1099S is not required for the sale or exchange of a principal residence with gross proceeds of $250,000 or less ($500,000 or less for married filing jointly) if an acceptable written assurance (certification) from the seller is obtained that indicates the full gain is excludable from the sellers gross
About Form 8971, Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring Property from a Decedent | Internal Revenue Service. About Form 8971, Information Regarding Beneficiaries Acquiring irs.gov forms-pubs about-form-8971 irs.gov forms-pubs about-form-8971