For Want of a Nail? How Long-Term Capital Gain Eligibility Can Turn on a Single Piece of Paper
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An old proverb teaches that the absence of a horseshoe nail can cause the downfall of a kingdom. A recent Tax Court cases suggest a real estate owner’s eligibility for long-term capital gain can turn on something just as trivial: a single piece of paper. The Sugar Land case involved…