Long-term capital gains — that is, on assets held for a year or longer — are taxed at a 0%, 15% or 20% rate, depending on ...

Saving for retirement is all about investing, and no matter how you go about it, you’re going to end up paying taxes on what you save and earn. Taxes on capital gains can eat up a significant portion ...

Losing money inside your brokerage or retirement account may hurt—but it doesn’t necessarily mean a loss for federal tax purposes. The rules for determining a capital gain or capital loss depend on ...

Capital gain is the amount that capital assets increase in value over time. Say, for example, you bought a house 10 years ago for $200,000. If you put the house on the market and sell it for $500,000, ...

Years of soaring home prices have turned ordinary homeowners into accidental millionaires—and, in many cases, unexpected taxpayers. What used to be a concern only for the ultrawealthy or lifelong ...

Dear Liz: My husband died in November 2022. I was told that if I sell the house within two years of his death, I can benefit from two capital gains exclusions, his and mine, each for $250,000. The ...

How do you define Capital Gain Bonds? 54EC, also known as Capital Gain Bonds, are investments in bonds that can help you to save on tax. Capital Gain Bonds have been specifically designed to help ...

The Tax Lawyer, Vol. 72, No. 2 (WINTER 2019), pp. 501-518 (18 pages) As a matter of principle, capital gain is the gain from invested capital or basis. If the taxpayer has no basis in something of ...

Capital gains taxes can eat into the profits you make from selling investments, sometimes leaving you with less money than you might have expected. But one state has changed its tax policy to help its ...