Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Capital gains

  • Paul Krugman is a liberal. He's also untruthful on the topic of capital gain taxes.
  • (Forbes)
  • I call this strategy dividends to capital gains conversion. The idea is this: By taking dividends in the form of capital gains, and then offsetting those gains with capital losses you may have, you can pay an effective tax rate of 0%.
  • (Seekingalpha.com)
  • On Tuesday, Mitt Romney conceded that his taxes are low because he largely pays the 15 percent tax rate on investment income, rather than the higher 35 percent top rate on wage income.
  • (Washington Post)
  • I've had several people ask for a followup on my piece about David Frum and capital gains taxes — namely, what is the case for special treatment, and the case against? Well, Greg Anrig at the Century Foundation has a good summary.
  • (New York Times Blogs)
  • Romneys Tax Plan: Big Benefits For The Wealthy And A Bigger Deficit Howard Gleckman Contributor The news that Mitt Romney earns most of his income in the form of capital gains is really no surprise.
  • (Forbes)
  • Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The potential for California to see a tax windfall from a Facebook Inc. public stock offering this year demonstrates how much the state relies on capital-gains taxes, a volatile revenue stream that hampers its credit rating.
  • (Businessweek)
  • Apartment rents climbed 5 percent in Australia's eight capital cities in November from a year ago, while rents for houses rose 4.3 percent, according to real estate researcher RP Data. Communication increased 1.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • As Americans receive their first paychecks of the new year, there are some tax provisions they can count on. Individual tax rates will be the same for 2012 as they were in 2011, as will the 15 percent maximum tax rate on capital gains.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • My question is related to the question you answered in 2004 on capital gains tax and the nonresident investor. Ive seen this in several websites saying nonresident aliens do not have to pay tax on capital gain on U.S.
  • (FOXBusiness)
  • seized on Tuesday's release of Mitt Romney's 2010 and 2011 tax returns and pressed to change rules that allow private equity managers to have some of their income taxed at the 15 percent rate meant for capital gains. Mr.
  • (New York Times)

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