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Re: Generic tax question on capital gains.
Sounds like a homework question...
You pay taxes on a stock during the year in which you sold it. If you bought it in `05, you don't pay taxes until you sell it in `07. Short term capital gains is less than a year and is basically ordinary income, long term is 15%. |
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Re: Generic tax question on capital gains.
i wish it was a homework question...would be nice to be back in school.
obviously i am totally ignorant to the tax implications on non-retirement fund investments. here's what i really don't understand...i was reading Desertcat's debate w DS and DC mentioned a recent acquisition of his. Something about buying a stock at $1.8 and then selling it at $2.4 for X ROI. What i want to know is how capital gains tax (or any tax for that matter) affects the ROI in that transaction given the time from start to end was less than a year? |
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Re: Generic tax question on capital gains.
You don't consider taxes when computing your ROI per transaction. Do you consider taxes when you win $1000 at poker or do you think, "Wow, I booked a thousand dollar winner tonight!"?
Jimbo |
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