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Yes, you are subject to capital gains tax on the gain on the sale of your principal residence that exceeds the maximum exclusion ($250,000 if Single / $500,000 if Married Filing Joint.)

The old rule allowed you to defer paying tax on a home sale by "buying up" and rolling the gain into the new residence. You do that by reducing the basis of the new residence. Note that the old rule was always intended as a deferral of tax, not a tax exclusion.

Because you were allowed to defer tax on prior sales, the basis of your current residence is likely low. This results in a large gain on sale that, unfortunately, may put you over the maximum exclusion. Note, however, you will only be taxed on the portion of gain that exceeds the maximum exclusion.

For example, if your gain is $600,000 and you file Married Filing Jointly, you will only be taxed on $100,000 of gain ($600,000 gain minus $500,000 exclusion.)

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