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Short-Term Capital Gains Tax: A Quick Guide

[video width="1280" height="720" mp4="https://www.irs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Understanding_Short-Term_Capital_Gains.mp4"][/video] A Quick Guide To The Short-Term Capital Gains Tax Capital gains taxes apply in different ways to different types of profits…


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Reporting your Child’s Capital Gains and Dividends on Your Taxes: Form 8814

Little Timmy's investments actually paid off? Congrats! Here's how to put your kiddo's income on your joint tax return. Are you the custodial parent of…


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2024 Tax Brackets And Deductions: A Complete Guide

With the amount of tools and other forms of assistance available to taxpayers, you’d be surprised at how little you have to be exposed to…


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Explain Form 2439: When Undistributed Long-Term Capital Gains Are Good News for Shareholders

Every 1099-DIV means you owe some new taxes. Well, this is the opposite. If you sell an asset you've held for a year or two,…


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Qualified Dividends vs. Nonqualified Dividends: How Are They Taxed?

It's a battle! Qualified vs nonqualified dividends. If you're looking for the thrill of the day trader, expect a bit of a tax hangover. Qualified…


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Do Capital Gains Count as Income When I’m Doing My Taxes?

Gains, income, gravy train - it's all the same, isn't it? Not to Uncle Sam. Capital gains do count as income for tax purposes. Getting…


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Capital Gains Taxes Really Do Apply to Inherited Property: Here’s How and How to Minimize Them

It's sad they passed away, but they left you a house. Selling it may hit you with capital gains, but you can minimize them. What…


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So Much to Gain: What Are the Short-Term and Long-Term Capital Gains Tax Rates? Income Thresholds, Tax Brackets and More

High income thresholds mean I earn more without paying as much in capital gains taxes? Score! Oh, wait, that’s just inflation. The capital gains tax…