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Gains and losses from the sale or exchange of capital assets receive separate treatment from "ordinary" gains and losses. Capital gains are taxed before income, at a significantly lower rate than ordinary gains.

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Q: How do income tax losses affect your tax return?
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If a dependent child files an income tax return will it affect the parent's US tax return?

Yes


Does being 16 and in full time education and working affect the family tax credit?

This should not have any affect on your parents income tax return if you are still their qualifying child dependent on their 1040 income tax return. And of course you do know that if your are their qualifying child dependent that you can NOT claim your self on your own income tax return for the exemption amount when your income tax return is completely correctly.


When filing for the federal income tax return do you have to attach schedule a for the state income tax return?

No, when filing for the federal income tax return, you do not attach the Schedule A for the state income tax return.


What is tax implications?

When someone states that something has or may have tax implications, that simply means that it may affect the taxes you pay. It's generally used in reference to your federal income tax return filed with the IRS (& state tax return if your state has an income tax). If receiving a prize has tax implications, it would likely mean that you need to report the income on your federal tax return.


If you itemize can you claim a personal exemption?

Yes but to itemize you will have use the schedule A of the 1040 income tax return and that does NOT have any affect on your exemptions that are entered on the 1040 federal income tax return page 1.


At what age do they not take tax's from lottery winnings?

Any age when you meet the requirement of must file a income tax return. A dependent on another individuals income tax return would be required to file a federal income tax return and pay some federal income tax if unearned income gambling winnings, interest, rent. capital gains, etc of 950 or more of income reported on the 1040 income tax return.


What tax to file if you move states?

One federal 1040 income tax return and a resident state income tax return an a nonresident or part year resident state income tax return.


What are the similarties between the state income tax and the federal income tax?

The amount of your tax liability is based on your TAXABLE INCOME after your income tax return is completed completely and correctly down to the TAXABLE income line of each income tax return.


What are the months covered for income tax return?

Income tax return is due before April 15


When do you not have to file Federal Income tax?

No reportable taxable income to be entered on a income tax return would be a good start of not being required to file a federal income tax return.


Will inaccurate self employed tax return effect my auto injury claim?

Inaccurate self employed tax return and auto injury claim should not have any affect on each other for income tax return purposes.


Are income tax payments deductible?

State income tax payments are deductible on your federal income tax return. (You may deduct state income tax or sales tax, but not both.) Federal income tax payments are deductible on your state tax return in a tiny number of states.