# Do home improvements reduce capital gains?

**URL:** <https://home.renovation.reviews/t/do-home-improvements-reduce-capital-gains/12416>\
**Category:** Trade Talk\
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**Created:** [January 30, 2025, 3:25pm UTC](https://home.renovation.reviews/t/do-home-improvements-reduce-capital-gains/12416 "2025-01-30T15:25:49Z")\
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Do home improvements really help reduce capital gains tax when I sell my house? How does that work?

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No it doesn’t but it might do if the improvement is wrong