Total Devastation-Damage to a Residence and Eligiblity for Section 121

The IRS released a Chief Counsel Advice (CCA 200734021) that dealt with how to interpret the language found in Section 121(d)(5) that, in certain cases, will allow a taxpayer to treat a residence that is destroyed as if it were sold for purposes of ignoring up to $250,000/$500,000 of gain under Section 121(a).The materials for this week's podcast are found at http://www.edzollars.com/2007-09-01_Residence.pdf .The podcast is sponsored by Leimberg Information Services, found at http://www.leimbergservices.com .