capital gain

noun

: the increase in value of an asset (such as stock or real estate) between the time it is bought and the time it is sold

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The first tax-rate cut came in 1978, a cut in the capital gains rate, and then Reagan and Jack Kemp in Congress took care of bringing the 70 percent rate down to 28 percent, among other tax-rate-cut achievements. —

Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024 But taking some bitcoin off the table can also come with tax ramifications, as crypto is subject to capital gains taxes. —

Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 Puerto Rico does not have federal income taxes on passive income from investments or rental properties, or taxes on capital gains among other things. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 4 Dec. 2024 The tip capital gains tax rate at the time was 28 percent, although a special entrepreneurs' relief clause reduced the rate to 10 percent for the first £10 million ($12,687,000). —

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