This article was expert reviewed by Lisa Niser, EA, an enrolled agent and tax advisor. The capital gains tax rate applies to profits on your investments. If you owned an asset for a year or more ...

This gain is calculated as the difference between the sale price and purchase prices of assets held. The formula for long-term capital gain is determined by subtracting the purchase price from the ...

Capital gains are the profits you get when you sell an asset. They can be subject to either short-term or long-term tax rates, depending on how long you owned the asset. Many, or all, of the ...

10'000 Hours / Getty Images Income taxes and capital gains taxes are both ways the government collects revenue, but they apply to very different types of income. In general, income taxes are ...