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You sold your home<\/a> last year and moved on with your life \u2014 literally. Congratulations! But now it\u2019s tax time<\/a>, and you want to get organized. You wonder then, \u201cWhat documents do I need for taxes if I sold a house?\u201d<\/p>\n

In this post, we\u2019ve consulted experienced professionals to compile a starting checklist of all the home sale-related documents you\u2019ll need at tax time.<\/p>\n

We spoke to top Missouri real estate agent<\/a> Chris Skinner<\/a>, who\u2019s also an attorney at law and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 20 years of experience, and Nathan Rigney<\/a>, lead tax research analyst at H&R Block, to find out what home sellers need to know when filing taxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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