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What will I owe in capital gains tax?
The tax on a sale depends on one thing more than any other: whether you held the asset longer than a year. Enter your numbers to see federal, state, and net investment income tax — and what the holding period is worth.
The sale
INPUTSAdded to your cost basis, which lowers the taxable gain.
Wages and everything else before deductions — the standard deduction for your filing status is taken off here. The gain stacks on top of what is left, which is what decides the rate it is taxed at.
Most states tax capital gains as ordinary income, so use your state's ordinary income rate. A few tax them at a lower rate, and several have no income tax at all — enter 0 for those.
What you owe
ESTIMATEEnter what you paid and what you sold for.
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