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Inherited Property Basis and Gain Calculator

Inherited Property Basis and Gain Calculator. An heir enters date-of-death fair market value, improvements, sale price, selling costs, and a capital-gain rate to estimate stepped-up basis and taxable gain. Use it before selling inherited real estate or another inherited asset.

Inputs

Real Estate & Rental Property inputs

Range: 0–100,000,000 $

Enter a non-negative US-dollar amount for the stated tax year; use the same tax year and jurisdiction for all related inputs. Professional example: 400000. Edit this value for your own facts.

Range: 0–100,000,000 $

Enter a non-negative US-dollar amount for the stated tax year; use the same tax year and jurisdiction for all related inputs. Professional example: 20000. Edit this value for your own facts.

Range: 0–100,000,000 $

Enter a non-negative US-dollar amount for the stated tax year; use the same tax year and jurisdiction for all related inputs. Professional example: 450000. Edit this value for your own facts.

Range: 0–100,000,000 $

Enter a non-negative US-dollar amount for the stated tax year; use the same tax year and jurisdiction for all related inputs. Professional example: 25000. Edit this value for your own facts.

Range: 0–100 %

Enter a percentage as a whole number, such as 22 for 22%, not 0.22. Professional example: 15. Edit this value for your own facts.

Result

Estimated tax
750.00
Stepped Up Basis
420,000.00
Estimate
Gain Or Loss
5,000.00
How to interpret this result
Inherited Property Basis and Gain Calculator starts with a professional planning example for this scenario. Edit the inputs to replace the example with your own facts; the displayed outputs update from the formula.
Applicability and limits
This is a stepped-up-basis arithmetic estimate. It does not determine appraisal validity, alternate valuation, community-property basis, estate administration, or federal/state filing rules.
Calculation basis
Only the named inputs and displayed formula relationships are used. Rates, limits, thresholds, eligibility flags, dates, and jurisdiction assumptions are not silently looked up unless a verified dataset is listed.

Formula

Calculation logic

Formula definitions and substituted values.

What to check

  • An heir enters date-of-death fair market value, improvements, sale price, selling costs, and a capital-gain rate to estimate stepped-up basis and taxable gain.
  • Use it before selling inherited real estate or another inherited asset.
  • This is a stepped-up-basis arithmetic estimate. It does not determine appraisal validity, alternate valuation, community-property basis, estate administration, or federal/state filing rules.

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This is a stepped-up-basis arithmetic estimate. It does not determine appraisal validity, alternate valuation, community-property basis, estate administration, or federal/state filing rules.