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dividends are the payments made from the profits in which a person owns stock, and capital gain is the increase in value of a capital asset.

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Q: What is the difference between a dividend and a capital gain?
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Can i offset Capital Gain Dividend with capital loss?

If you are talking about a Long Term Capital Gain dividend from a mutual fund, the answer is yes.


Can you offset Capital Gain Dividend with capital loss?

A capital gain and a dividend are two different things completely. You can offset a Capital Gain with Capital Losses, but you cannot offset dividends with capital losses. They are different items and are reported on different forms.


Can a CDN corporation apply non capital losses against dividend income?

A CDN corporation can not apply non capital losses against dividend income it can only be used to reduce capital gain. There are rules and regulations that go along with this as well. You can not use capital gain to offset normal income.


What is the dividend tax rate?

The federal tax rate for what are known as "qualifying dividends" is the same as the long term capital gains tax rate. The rate for all other dividends is the same as the ordinary income rate. Mutual funds sometimes issue a dividend known as a "capital gains dividend" or a "capital gains distribution." This is a capital gain passed through from the fund and is treated as a long term capital gain to the shareholder.


What is the difference between capital gain and capital loss?

Capital Gain is when you sell an asset for more than it cost you and make a profit and Capital Loss is when you sell and asset for less than it cost you, therefore making a loss.In other words the Mr Macauber principal!


Can you use capital loss to offset dividend income?

ANSWER No capital loss can only be used to reduce any capital gain, and even in then there are rules. You can not use capital gain to offset against ordinary income. NB: Personal use capital loss can not be offset against any capital gain, losses on collectibles can only be offset against other collectibles capital gain and all "other" capital loss e.g. dividends, shares, real estate can be offset against "other" capital gain.


The difference between the amount of money received from selling an investment and the amount of money spent to purchase the investment its known as?

The difference between the amount of money received from selling an investment and the amount of money spent to purchase the investment is known as the capital gain or loss. When the capital gain or loss is then compared to the initial investment (through division), the result is the capital gains yield or return on investment (assuming there are no cash flows such as coupon payments or dividends).


Why would someone invest in a company that does not pay dividends?

An investor may choose to invest in a company without a dividend because the investor is looking to profit from the sale of this company's shares. They buy the stock at a low price and hope to sell it quickly at a higher price, and profiting from difference between these two prices (i.e. a capital gain).


What is capital gain dividend?

Capital gain dividends also are called capital gain distributions. They're paid to you or credited to your account by such sources as mutual funds and real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Payer sends you Form 1099-DIV (Dividends and Distributions). The amount of the capital gain dividends are shown in box 2a (total capital gain distr.). These distributions are reported as long-term capital gains, no matter how long you've owned your shares in the mutual fund or REIT. For more information, go to www.irs.gov/formspubs for Publication 550 (Investment Income and Expenses).


What is the name for the money an investor receives above and beyond the money initially invested?

The phrase you're looking for may be capital gains, depending on how much more money is made on the investment and the type of investment. Otherwise, another term is profit.


Do you get money every year is you have shares?

Not necessarily. If the company pays a dividend then yes. You could always get a capital gain if you can sell the shares on the market at a higher price than you bought them.


What is the difference between ordinary income and operating income?

Ordinary income refers to any income that is not capital gain. Operating income is how much revenue a company will profit.