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Main residence exemption - the effect of using your home to produce income

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Are you entitled to a main residence exemption?

If you make a capital gain when you sell your home, you may not be entitled to the full main residence exemption (that is, part of the gain may be taxable) if you:

  • acquired the home on or after 20 September 1985
  • used part of the home to produce income at some time during the period you owned it, and
  • would be entitled to deduct interest had you incurred it on money borrowed to buy the home. This is known as the interest deductibility test.

Last Modified: Tuesday, 6 October 2009

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