A tax on the portion of real estate sale gains attributable to depreciation deductions previously claimed on the property. When you sell depreciated real estate at a profit, the IRS "recaptures" some of the tax benefit from depreciation by taxing that portion at up to 25%, rather than the lower capital gains rate. This primarily affects real estate investments outside retirement accounts.
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Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain
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