Thuy realizes a $33,000 gain on the sale. The rental house is Section 1250 property but there is no depreciation recapture because MACRS uses straight-line depreciation. However, the $22,000 in depreciation is characterized as unrecaptured Section 1250 gain, leaving an $11,000 long-term capital gain on the sale:
Amount realized $ 86,000
Adjusted basis – ($75,000 – $22,000) (53,000)
Realized gain $ 33,000
Section 1250 recapture -0-
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain 22,000
Long-term capital gain $ 11,000