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Charitable Bargain Sales
(Gift example)

You're ready to move to a retirement facility across town. You know that you will need some of the equity in your current home for the entry fees there. But your home has appreciated significantly over the years, and you would like to use some of the excess value to fund a gift to the Binghamton University Foundation.

Example

You and your spouse donate a personal residence having an appraised value of $500,000, and an adjusted cost basis of $100,000 in a Charitable Bargain Sale arrangement. Bargain Sale price of the property is $125,000, payable in cash. Here are the calculations:

Charitable Bargain Sale

 

Total

Sale Portion

Gift Portion

Value

$500,000

$125,000

$375,000

Basis

$100,000

$25,000

$75,000

Gain

$400,000

$100,000

$300,000

Summary of Benefits

Gift to the Binghamton University Foundation

$375,000

Payment to donor

$125,000

Charitable deduction

$375,000

Reportable capital gain on sale portion

$100,000

Capital gains tax on sale portion (15%)

$0*

Capital gain forgiven on gift portion

$300,000

Capital gains tax savings on gift portion (15%)

$45,000

*Since there is a capital gains tax exclusion of $500,000 per couple on the sale of a personal residence, all capital gains tax is avoided in this example.

PLEASE NOTE: This example is for illustration purposes only and is not intended as legal or tax advice. Consult your own legal and tax advisors prior to making any material decisions based on this date.

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