Amir and Amani are married and will file a joint return. They purchased their first home in 2017. The home served as their primary residence until July 2023, when they sold the home. They had a long-term capital gain of $650,000. Amir and Amani meet the ownership and use tests. How much of the long-term gain can they exclude from income on their return?

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Amir and Amani can exclude up to $500,000 of long-term capital gains from the sale of their primary residence, given that they meet the ownership and use tests. They are married and file a joint return, so they qualify for the higher exclusion amount.

Since they had a long-term capital gain of $650,000 from the sale of their home, they can exclude $500,000 from taxable income. This means that the amount of the long-term capital gain that they will need to report on their tax return will be:

\[ 650,000 - 500,000 = 150,000 \]

Therefore, they will need to report $150,000 of the long-term capital gain on their return.