Is buying land the same as buying a house for 'tax' purposes?
My real question:If I use the money I make from my home selling to buy land is the taxes different or do I still get the same tax benefits I got being a home owner? Is land vs. home taxed diferent?
Answer:
You are allowed a tax deduction for mortgage interest and property taxes for a residence. Raw land is not a residence, so there is no deduction allowed for it. However, if you put up a trailer that has normal living accomodations you may be able to get around that.
Should you sell the land without putting up a home and living in it for at least 2 of the 5 years immediately prior to the sale, you will not be able to claim the tax exemption on the gain on sale of a primary residence.
You will have a differnt sort of tax write off. Since you are not "living" on the land, you can not claim the interest as mortgage interest on a schedule A (Fed Return). It might be wiser to buy a home somewhere, and rent it out so you can have the income / interest to write off on your taxes.
Additionally, if you have not owned your current property that you are living in now for 2 years, you are not exemptfor the capital gains on the sale (If it is over 2 years, and you have lived in it at least 2 of the past 5 years you are fine). Investment property is basically what you are looking at, so it gets reported as such.
Good luck, but consult YOUR tax accountant for more specifics to your needs.
yes buying land and selling home varies in taxes so it is better to keep the house and be as a owner so that u get more benefits than owning the land
Purchasing land is a real estate option which is good. You can control undervalued property without the burdens of ownership. Go to your county clerks office and ask because the laws are different in california. I'm pretty sure that tax is the same whether land or property. land is property.
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