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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


capital gains
Profit on the sale of a capital asset, such as stock or real estate. If a person sells a primary residence, current tax law lets the seller exclude $250,000 in profit from capital gains tax. A couple can exclude $500,000.
Category: Personal Finance & Retirement → Taxes

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.

capital gains
n.
   the difference between the sales price and the original cost (plus improvements) of property. Capital gains taxes can be a terrible financial shock to individuals who bought a house or business many years ago for the going price and now find it is highly valued, greatly due to inflation. Example: a couple buy a house in 1950 for $20,000 (then a high price) and upon retirement want to sell it for $400,000. There is a potential of tax on a $360,000 gain. There are some statutory cushions to ease this blow, such as a one-time $125,000 deduction from the gain (profit) on sale of real property if the seller is over 55, deferred (temporarily put off) tax if investment property is "exchanged" (profits are invested in other property) under strict rules, making lifetime gifts to children or charity, or buying another home. Another escape is death, which gives the property to heirs at the value on the day of the owner's death without capital gains tax ("stepped up basis"). Reduction of capital gains tax rates has been resisted by a majority of Congress, partly because lowering the rate generally would become a tax break for the wealthy.
   See also: basis, delayed exchange, exchange

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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