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 Can I transfer my tax base from one house to the other house?
Both prop 60 and 90 offer tax relief to people aged 55 or older by exempting them from reassessment when an existing residence is sold and a replacement residence is purchased at an equal or lesser price than the original. Ordinarily, when the ownership of California real property changes, the property is reassessed at its current fair market value and the new owner pays property tax based on the reassessment which is usually just what it sold for times 1.25%. Proposition 60 created an exemption by providing that the taxpayer who is 55 years of age or older may transfer the Proposition 13 base year assessment of his/her principal residence to any replacement dwelling of equal or lesser value* within the same county. If eligible, the homeowner will pay property tax on the replacement home based on the same assessment value of the former home. Proposition 90 enables such taxpayers, in certain circumstances, to transfer their base year value to a replacement dwelling in another county.

·        The seller of the original residence, or a spouse residing with the seller, must be at least 55 years of age, as of the date that the original property is transferred.

·        The replacement property must be of equal of lesser "current market value" than the original.

·        The base year value of the original property cannot be transferred to the replacement dwelling until the original property is sold.

·        The replacement property must be purchased or newly constructed within two years (before or after) of the sale of the original property.

·        The owner must file an application within three years following the purchase date or new construction completion date of the replacement property.

·        This is a one-time only filing.  Proposition 60/90 relief cannot be granted if the claimant, or spouse, was granted relief in the past.

·        Proposition 60/90 relief includes, but is not limited to: single family residences, condominiums, units in planned unit developments, cooperative housing corporation units or lots, community apartment units, mobile homes subject to local real property tax, and owners´ living premises which are a portion of a larger structure.

·        The taxpayer is not eligible for the tax relief until they actually own AND occupy the replacement dwelling as their principle residence.

 

Only certain counties have adopted Proposition 90
At the time of this article the followings counties qualify:
Alameda   Modoc   Santa Clara
Kern    Orange   San Mateo
Los Angeles    San Diego   Ventura

It is IMPERATIVE that you verify with the individual county that they are still accepting Prop. 90 transfers.
(Caution this can change at any time)

This information has been provided as a service. Since every situation varies, it is strongly advised to seek counsel from independent tax advisors, tax attorneys, and/or CPA. Ruth Mills / The Ruth Mills Team / The Mills Team / Ruth Mills / Ruth Mills Ruth Mills / San Diego Real Estate






















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