Capital gains tax is a tax on profits from asset sales. Long-term capital gains tax rates are 0%, 15% or 20%. Short-term rates equal ordinary income tax rates.

In recent years, more people across the United States are triggering capital gains taxes when they sell their primary homes. This is happening even though the federal government offers a tax break: a ...

Capital gains taxes can eat into the profits you make from selling investments, sometimes leaving you with less money than you might have expected. But one state has changed its tax policy to help its ...

With American households sitting on $34.5 trillion in home equity in the first quarter of 2025, according to online loan marketplace LendingTree, a lot of cash will be unlocked when these homes sell.

If you’re proactive, there are smart, legal ways to reduce capital gains taxes and keep more of what you’ve built. If you’ve experienced a successful exit from selling your business, stepping away ...

(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump says he’s open to scrapping the capital gains tax on home sales — a move that would save some sellers a significant amount of money when they cash out. “We are ...

When advisors make changes to a client's portfolio, they can inadvertently trigger a tax event and it’s a common occurrence according to Erik Preus, group head of investment solutions at Envestnet.

Savvy real estate investors like Nicole Shirvani are using 1031 exchanges to defer capital gains taxes when selling an ...

President Donald Trump should follow up on his historic "big, beautiful" tax bill with an extra booster shot for the economy by immediately indexing the capital gains taxes for inflation. There is a ...