Has there been any serious discussion or analysis of "swapping" capital gains tax rates (by raising them) and income tax rates (by lowering them)? [more inside]
posted by AgentRocket on Aug 21, 2012 - 12 answers

So I was just wired ~$23,000 into my checking account from a foreign bank. How much (if any) tax do I have to pay on this? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 16, 2012 - 12 answers

If I've held a stock for ninety days, but te company is bought out in an all cash transaction, do I still have to pay short term capital gains, or do I qualify for different tax treatment?
posted by Pants! on Apr 4, 2012 - 4 answers

Hi! I live in Canada and am catching up on my taxes. While I was a student I was day trading through a discount brokerage. Upon my request for a summary of Capital Gains/Losses, the discount brokerage I use told me that this is something I have to do on my own. [more inside]
posted by stealabove on Mar 9, 2010 - 3 answers

Does anyone know of a simple guide to calculating my refund on Massachusetts capital gains taxes for 2002? The state's instructions are long and, at first glance, incomprehensible. [more inside]
posted by teaperson on Jan 22, 2006 - 1 answer

CapitalgainsFilter: I bought a new house and my old house is set to go on the market on Monday. I'm just two months shy of the 2 years minimum residence requirement for avoiding capital gains taxes, and will make sure the old house isn't sold before that cut-off date. But do I really have to sleep in the old house all the way up to the end date? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jul 29, 2005 - 7 answers