thats my question what is it nowand will it change
At this time at the end of the 2010 tax year the capital gains tax rate will be changing for the tax year 2011 unless our elected officials change things before the end of the year 2010.
how do you report long term capital gains and what rate are they taxed
The basic rate for capital gains taxes seems to be 15%. From their, depending what you are doing the rate can go up. For most people though the rate is 15% ttp://www.farmcpatoday.com/2011/02/08/capital-gains-tax-rates-for-2011/
Capital gain taxes are based in large part on your ordinary tax rate.... * Ordinary tax rate 10%, long term capital gains tax 0%, short term capital gains tax 10% * Ordinary tax rate 15%, long term capital gains tax 0%, short term capital gains tax 15% * Ordinary tax rate 25%, long term capital gains tax 15%, short term capital gains tax 25% * Ordinary tax rate 28%, long term capital gains tax 15%, short term capital gains tax 28% * Ordinary tax rate 33%, long term capital gains tax 15%, short term capital gains tax 33% * Ordinary tax rate 35%, long term capital gains tax 15%, short term capital gains tax 35%
Most dividends are. However, long term capital gains distributions from a mutual fund are capital gains. Liquidating dividends and return-of-capital dividends can be capital gains. And, to make matters more confusing, some dividends, knows as "qualifying dividends," are taxed at long term capital gains rates even though they are not capital gains.
Unlike the federal government, NJ does not have a special long term capital gains rate. All capital gains are taxed at the same rates as ordinary income.
can long term gains be offset by short term losses
Long term capital gains are taxed at a federal rate of 0% or 15% which is considerably less than the rates on ordinary income. State income tax treatment of capital gains varies by state.
At this time no one know what our elected officials will come up with before the end of the year 2010. For the 2011 tax year you can probably expect to see some changes in the capital gains tax rate but to what amounts at this time? Who knows?
Taxes on investment gains fall into two categories, long and short term capital gains.
The federal tax rate for what are known as "qualifying dividends" is the same as the long term capital gains tax rate. The rate for all other dividends is the same as the ordinary income rate. Mutual funds sometimes issue a dividend known as a "capital gains dividend" or a "capital gains distribution." This is a capital gain passed through from the fund and is treated as a long term capital gain to the shareholder.
In the United States, the federal long term capital gains tax is 0% or 15%, depending on your tax bracket. The short term rate is the same as for ordinary income. There are also state income taxes which vary by state.