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Would Life Estate Have an Impact Taxes on an Inherited Home?

My mother died this year and when my sister and I went to sell her home, we found out that without our knowledge, our mom had put us on the title as joint owners, even though neither of us had put any money into the purchase of the home some 30 years ago. Are we now on the hook for taxes on the gain in house value?

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