Don, Who Is Single, Sells His Personal Residence on October

Essay

Don, who is single, sells his personal residence on October 5, 2012, for $380,000.His adjusted basis was $102,000.He pays realtor's commissions of $18,000.He owned and occupied the residence for 14 years.Having decided that he no longer wants the burdens of home ownership, he invests the sales proceeds in a mutual fund and enters into a 1-year lease on an apartment.The detriments of renting, including a crying child next door, cause Don to rethink his decision.Therefore, he purchases another residence on November 6, 2013, for $188,000.Is Don eligible for exclusion of gain treatment under § 121 (exclusion of gain on sale of principal residence)? Calculate Don's recognized gain and his basis for the new residence.