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While quitclaim deeds are not directly reported to the IRS, the property transfer can have significant tax implications that may need to be reported, particularly regarding gift taxes, capital gains taxes, and income taxes.

The State Controller's Property Tax Postponement Program allows homeowners who are 62 and over and who meet other requirements to file for a postponement. For more details on this program, please visit the State Controller's website.

Remodeling work is not generally subject to reassessment unless new square footage or fixtures are added. It can include new carpeting, countertops, cabinets or windows. While remodeling work usually improves a building's appearance, it does not change the effective age.

Adding a family member to the deed as a joint owner for no consideration is considered a gift of 50% of the property's fair market value for tax purposes. If the value of the gift exceeds the annual exclusion limit ($16,000 for 2022) the donor will need to file a gift tax return (via Form 709) to report the transfer.

Joint tenants who add another joint tenant to the ownership of the property, does not trigger a reassessment because the original joint tenants remain on title. This is a creation of joint tenancy where the original transferors are still on title. The added joint tenant is the other than original transferor.

1: A transfer of a parent's principal residence to a child is completely exempted from reassessment. The child succeeds to the parent's assessed value regardless of the value of the property or its assessed value at the time of transfer.

So long as the individuals and the legal entity have the same proportional ownership interests, the real property will not be reassessed when transferred to or from the entity or the individual. A and B can transfer property owned by them 50/50 to an LLC owned by them 50/50 without reassessment.

California Property Tax Planning under Proposition 19 If the LLC is the original owner, then as long as no new person gains more than 50% ownership/control of the LLC, then there will be no reassessment of the underlying property.

Generally, if the property owner or their spouse is named as the present beneficiary of the trust, the property will not be reassessed. However, if an individual or individuals, other than the property owner or their spouse, are named as the present beneficiaries, the property will be reassessed.