Ms.A bought a mountain chalet in 2016 for $150,000 and sold it in 2021 for $180,000 (Chalet). She bought a lakeside cabin in 2017 for $100,000 and sold it in 2021 for $148,000 (Cabin). She lived full-time at the chalet in 2016 and spent an equal amount of time at the chalet and the cabin during the 5 years from 2017 to 2021. How should she designate her principal residence exemption for the year 2017 to minimize her 2021 taxable capital gains?     2017 should be designated to the chalet     2017 should be designated to the cabin     2017 should be split between the cabin and the chalet     2017 cannot be designated to either the cabin or the ch

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Ms.A bought a mountain chalet in 2016 for $150,000 and sold it in 2021 for $180,000 (Chalet).

She bought a lakeside cabin in 2017 for $100,000 and sold it in 2021 for $148,000 (Cabin).

She lived full-time at the chalet in 2016 and spent an equal amount of time at the chalet and the cabin during the 5 years from 2017 to 2021.

How should she designate her principal residence exemption for the year 2017 to minimize her 2021 taxable capital gains?

   

2017 should be designated to the chalet

   

2017 should be designated to the cabin

   

2017 should be split between the cabin and the chalet

   

2017 cannot be designated to either the cabin or the chalet

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