Capital Gains Tax

Have the candidates completely lost their minds? Gingrich wants to reduce child labor laws and abolish the capital gains tax in an effort to create jobs. Romney threw out a $10,000 bet to Perry. What were these candidates thinking?

It may be nice to earn a 10% profit on an investment, but when you are required to pay 30% to Uncle Tom, your perspective may change. Here are a few ways to reduce taxes on your stock portfolio.

As you compute your tax payment, ponder on why we subsidize financial speculators at the expense of people who do productive work. Getting rid of this odd policy would make our economy more efficient and encourage American jobs.

Congress is proposing to not only raise individual income tax brackets, but also the capital gains taxation rate. Here's what you can do to avoid the capital gains tax rate hike.

Money tight this year? Well, thanks to Obama and the 2011 tax increases, it is going to get a whole lot tighter next year for everyone.

The fair tax will eliminate tax disparities. It could possibly enable taxpayers to live within their means further reducing consumer debt.

You may have a rare opportunity to sell capital assets tax free in 2010, but this opportunity ends on December 31, so start planning to take advantage of it now.

Estate taxes lapse for 2010, but tax bills for inheritances could be costly and complicated.

There are several strategies that you can employ in order to lower your capital gains taxes. Although there is not really much you can do, there are ways to offset realized profits from appreciated investments.

Unlike investment capital gains that can be spread over a period of years, real estate capital gains must be filed on your taxes in the year the property is sold.

Tax is a major source of revenue for the government. Yet it is also the source of deadweight loss that reduces the size of the economy and surpluses.

You can cut the capital gains tax out of a real estate sale with the use of Exchange 1031. Exchange 1031 provides that if you are going to use proceeds of the sale of a real estate property to purchase additional property.

The definition of a capital gain can be defined as making a profit on an asset that was purchased at a lower price than what it was purchased for. Easy enough. But there's so much more...

Business owners who sell a business, assets held or used in their business, or real estate used in their business operations can face significant capital gain taxes.

People make many excuses to avoid paying taxes. And all excuses lead to very predictable results for the nontaxpayer.

In this article I ask the questions: "If voting worked, are we then guilty of taxing ourselves?" and "If it we're rigged, will we see who is actually in control?"

When is does taxation become wrong? When does it stop?

A discussion of how reducing or eliminating the tax may be the only way to create capital gains and stimulate the economy.

Politicians have provided their idea of a solution to the economic crises and it is tailor made to help the politicians. This article provides an overview of the solutions I believe would actually benefit the American People and the US Economy.

Most governments receive most of their revenue from taxation. There is income tax, retirement tax, capital gains tax, corporation / corporate tax, poll tax, excise tax, property tax, personal property tax and tariffs.

There is not a government anywhere on earth that does not put it;s own interests first . In our democracy one might think it was otherwise. American Citizens Never Bother to Do The Math.

As the Presidential Election draws closer America has become more divided than ever, primarily over ridiculous issues such as age, race, gender, and popularity. One serious area of concern for the American voter is taxes.

A capital gains tax rate over 20% raises the cost of doing business and cuts into profits -- especially for small investors. This could discourage investments and ultimately reduce the incentive to create jobs.

Taxes are just one aspect of managing your investments. Ordinary dividends, interest, and short-term capital gains are taxed at your regular tax rate. Long-term capital gains are subject to special tax rates. Different strategies allow you to shelter income from taxes.

Every year more than $400 billion in Real Estate Sales is eligible to defer capital gains taxes through a 1031 Exchange. But nearly 50% fail to take advantage of this great opportunity.

If you are considering purchasing some property abroad in Cyprus and eventually selling that immovable property you may want to familiarize your self with the Cypriot laws regarding capital gains tax.

"The reality is that increasing the capital gains tax rate by 87% would smash the retirement nest eggs of millions of middle-income Americans."

We all have to pay taxes on almost all income we receive, fortunately there are several tax breaks available for us to take advantage of if we legally qualify for them. This is known as tax avoidance.

Favorable tax treatment for investment property is also fueling a record-breaking boom in second homes, rental houses and commercial purchases. With the right information, property owners can completely eliminate capital gains tax liability.

The some kind of a flat tax seems to be the latest craze; but why don't we consider something that will really work?