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Real Estate Capital Gain

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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Everest Re Group Grows Book Value Per Share 5 In Second Quarter 2010 To 107.3...
Post OnlineEverest Re Group Grows Book Value per Share 5 in Second Quarter 2010 to 107.31MarketWatch press releaseAfter tax operating income loss consists of net income loss excluding after tax net realized capital gains losses and after tax gain on debt Taylor Capital Reports Second Quarter ResultsMarketWatch press releaseEMCOR Group, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2010 ResultsMarketWatch press releaseNorthfield Bancorp, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2010 ResultsMarketWatch press releaseMarketWatch press release MarketWatch press release MarketWatch press releaseall 1,221 news articles raquo

Whitman Needs To Get Facts Right On Capitalgains Tax Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesWhitman needs to get facts right on capital gains taxLos Angeles TimesNot only does California tax capital gains at the same rate as any other income not higher, as gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman says but it also is and more raquo

Dissecting The Reality Of A Tax Fantasy New York Times Blog
Dissecting the Reality of a Tax FantasyNew York Times blogHe pays 150000 in federal taxes, assuming all his proceeds are long term capital gains. Let39s say half that gain 500000 becomes deductible to KKR39s and more raquo

France Telecom Reports Profit Jump But Sales Slip France24
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Capital Gain For Metcalfe As He Climbs To Victory Derby Evening Telegraph
Capital gain for Metcalfe as he climbs to victoryDerby Evening TelegraphIT WILL be September before the short hill climb season gets under way properly but Matlock CC39s Chris Metcalfe cannot wait for it after pulling off a

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