John purchased his family home for $50,000 in 1984 on first migrating to Australia.  John lived in and used the property as his main residence until he passed away in 2020 when the property was worth $250,000. In his Will, John left the family home to his daughter Mary who received the property after Probate was granted at the start of 2022, when the property was worth $275,000 Too emotional for keeping the property, Mary sold the house at auction in June 2022 for $280,000. Ignoring any capital losses (of which Mary has none), what is the amount of any net capital gain made by Mary on the sale of her inherited house? $5,000  $15,000  $30,000  $165,000  $230,000

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John purchased his family home for $50,000 in 1984 on first migrating to Australia.  John lived in and used the property as his main residence until he passed away in 2020 when the property was worth $250,000.

In his Will, John left the family home to his daughter Mary who received the property after Probate was granted at the start of 2022, when the property was worth $275,000

  • Too emotional for keeping the property, Mary sold the house at auction in June 2022 for $280,000.
  • Ignoring any capital losses (of which Mary has none), what is the amount of any net capital gain made by Mary on the sale of her inherited house?

$5,000  $15,000  $30,000  $165,000  $230,000

 

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