Having a proper plan in place before selling can help you reduce your tax bill ...

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 ...

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 ...

When asked about the idea this week in the Oval Office, Trump told reporters, "we're thinking about that." Under current law, you can trigger capital gains taxes for a primary home sale if your profit ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signaled support for legislation eliminating a capital gains tax on home sales, suggesting a reform on the tax policy—which has gone unchanged for decades—that a ...

Losing money inside your brokerage or retirement account may hurt—but it doesn’t necessarily mean a loss for federal tax purposes. The rules for determining a capital gain or capital loss depend on ...

For families locked into highly appreciated stock that could bring a big tax hit from the capital gains on any sale of the holdings, a so-called upstream gift could offer a solution. But the potential ...

Hugh Cameron is Newsweek U.S. news reporter based in London, U.K. with a focus on covering American economic and business news. Hugh joined Newsweek in 2024, having worked at Alliance News Ltd where ...

Gold has appreciated dramatically in recent years. This spring, the price of gold has hit a few record highs over $3,000 per ounce, marking a 100 percent increase over the last five years and a ...

Since July 23, 2024, the government has tightened capital gains taxation, impacting both casual investors and active traders.