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If you hold the asset for MORE than one year before you dispose of it, and you have a gain on the sale your capital gain would be a LONG TERM CAPITAL GAIN (LTCG)
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How can you Distinguish between short term and long term capital gains?
The holding period (owned) one year or less and sold would be short term. Held (owned) more than one year and sold would be long term. Capital gains and losses are classified as long-term or short-term. If you hold the asset for more than one year before you dispose of it, your capital gain or loss is long-term. If you hold it one year or less, your capital gain or loss is short-term.
What is the main holding period for long term capital asset?
More than one year.
What is Net Long-term Capital Gains?
If your gross sales price is more than your adjusted cost basis of the capital asset you would have a gain on the sale of a capital asset. If you owned the asset for more than one year and it is sold at a gain then you would have LTCG. (long term capital gain)
What is the difference between long term capital gains and short term capital gains?
When you buy an investment and then sell it in less than a year, the held longer than one year. Short term gains are taxed at your current federal tax rate and a state tax rate. Long term gains are taxed at 15% for the feds and a state tprofit you've made is called short-term capital gain. Long term capital gain is profit from investments ax(unless you're in the 10% or 15% fed.income tax bracket, then the federal LT gain tax is ZERO in 2008!).
The capital gain rate for someone who makes over 29400 per year is?
The (long term) capital gain rate for incomes over @10K is 15%
If you sell a stock exactly one year later is that a long term capital gain?
Has to held MORE than one year to be a LTCG. One year or less the sale would be a short term gain.
What is if any the maximum allowable short term capital losses you can claim on your taxes?
You can claim a maximum capital loss of $3,000 each year and carry any remaining capital loss forward. This is AFTER netting it against capital gains. So if you have $20,000 capital loss and $15,000 in capital gains, your net would be a $5,000 loss. You can claim $3,000 of that loss this year and $2,000 next year. NOTE: The question states "short term capital losses" - no such animal. Until you hold the asset for a year or more, any gain or loss irealized from the sale of that asset s considered netted against your ordinary income. After a year the gain or loss is long term, or capital, and a long term loss can be used to off-set any capital gains to the full extent of your current yerar capital gains. If your capital loss exceeds the capital gains, you can apply up to $3,000 of the additional capital loss against your ordinary income. Any additional loss over $3,000 in the current year would roll forward to by used in future years.
What are some tax tips for reporting capital gains and repurchase of assets?
Long-term investments in collectibles are taxed at a flat 28%.Short-term investments in collectibles are taxed as short-term capital gains at your ordinary income tax rates..The short-term holding period is one year or less.. Short-term capital gains are taxed at-ordinary income tax rates,which range 10% to 39.6% for the year of 2016....
How long do you need to hold a stock to minimize gains taxes?
One year makes any gain from the sale a long term capital gain which is at a lower tax rate than a short term gain.
If there is excess short term capital lose after offset against short term capital gains can excess lose be carried to the next tax year?
Short-term capital losses for individuals are limited to a $3,000 deduction per year (for AGI), they have an indefinite carry forward to future's year netting.
When does the preferential rates on long term capital gains expire in the US?
At this time at the end of the 2010 tax year the capital gains tax rate will be changing for the tax year 2011 unless our elected officials change things before the end of the year 2010.
What is LTCG?
Long Term Capital Gain TAx. Profit arising from holding shares and securities more than one year can get exemption on LTCG tax. for reference see Capital Gain Tax
