A real estate capital gain refers to the difference between the sales price and purchase price of a property.  That difference is a capital gain.  In reality, the difference in purchase and sales prices may be adjusted for improvements, depreciation taken and other influences for income tax purposes.

The converse of a capital gain is a capital loss.  When the sales price is less than the purchase price (adjusted for certain items, of course) the result is a capital loss.

Capital gains and losses can also refer to other assets such as securities and personal property.  Capital gains can be offset by capital losses for income tax purposes.  Capital gains have their own income tax rate which is separate from ordinary income and usually more favorable due to the usual duration of many years of ownership.

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• Obamaaposs Rhetoric Vs. Reality On Capital Gains Investoraposs Business Daily
Chicago TribuneObama39s Rhetoric Vs. Reality On Capital GainsInvestoraposs Business DailyAs a practical matter, the only way to garner that much from the Warren Buffett Mitt Romney set is to end preferential treatment for capital gains and stock dividends, raising the top rates from 15 to 35. Even then, a big giver to church and charity, Capital gains tax should be a tax on capital, not laborCrainaposs Detroit Business blogA Closer Look at Mitt Romney39s Tax ReturnSmartmoney.com15 investment tax rate really isn39t unfairArizona RepublicHuman Events Denver Post Chicago Tribuneall 83 news articles raquo
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Chicago TribuneIf Carried Interest Irks You, You Don39t Get It: William DantzlerBloombergThe release of Mitt Romney39s tax returns last week gave the nation a crash course in the mysterious carried interest that was said to allow him to pay 15 percent on millions of dollars of capital gains. Unfortunately, more heat than light was shed on Raising carried interest tax won39t solve problemSan Francisco ChronicleWhy Carried Interest Is A Worse Scam Than You ThinkThe Plank on TNR.com blogMitt Romney39s in between a rock and hard place on taxesDaily KosWalton Sun Chicago Tribune Patch.comall 645 news articles raquo
• Tax On Income, Gains From Mutual Funds Business Line
Tax on income, gains from mutual fundsBusiness LineIn the case of equity oriented funds, short term capital gains will be taxed at 15 per cent, provided the securities transaction tax has been charged. Income is received by mutual fund investors in the form of dividends declared on its schemes.
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