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Tax Rate on Capital Gains
April 13, 2006
Business property that is held for one year or less is considered to be held on a short-term basis. If you sell, scrap, retire, or otherwise dispose of a short-term capital asset, any related gains ...

Calculating Net Capital Gains
April 13, 2006
Okay, so you understand the basic principle that sales price - cost of selling - adjusted tax basis = taxable gain (or loss). But what happens if you sell more than one

Recapture of Depreciation Deductions
April 13, 2006
If you realize a capital gain on the sale or other disposition of property used in your trade or business, you probably won't get the benefit of the

Foreclosures and Involuntary Conversions
April 13, 2006
If your property is foreclosed upon, repossessed, or destroyed due to theft, condemnation, or other casualty, you should report the event as a sale of the property.

Installment Sales
April 13, 2006
The installment method can be used to defer some tax on capital gains, as long as you receive at least one payment for a piece of property after the year of the sale. It can't be used if the sale ...

Case Study: Installment Sales
April 13, 2006
Let's say that on January 1, 2005, you sold some commercial real estate. The total price was $600,000, of which $500,000 was allocated to the building and $100,000 was for the land underneath. ...

Qualified Small-Business Stock
April 13, 2006
A special tax break is designed to help qualifying small C corporations raise capital by allowing long-term noncorporate investors in original issue stock to cut the tax on their profit.

Reporting Sales of Assets
April 13, 2006
If you sell or dispose of property used in a trade or business, it must be reported on IRS Form 4797, Sales of Business Property. This form is divided into several sections, which are used for ...

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