Articles related to "Capital Gains"



Real Estate Capital Gains
Capital Gains can be both a burden and an asset when selling your home. Discover how.
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Deferring Capital Gains Taxes
Business or investment real estate properties can be sold and the proceeds reinvested without current tax liability to the seller through a 1031 exchange.
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Tax Relief on the Table
Franchisees may feel and work like other entrepreneurs, but they don’t enjoy the same tax benefits. A congressman from Kentucky aims to change that with the Small Business Franchise Tax Relief Act of 1999.
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1031 Deferred Exchange Advantage
Avoiding capital gains taxes legally can save an investor or business owner a significant amount during tax-time. The 1031 deferred tax exchange offers a way to cut taxes
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Canada: Transfer Capital Losses
What happens when you have capital losses, while your spouse has capital gains? Read on for an overview of how to transfer unused capital losses between spouses.
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Year-End Investment Tips
The economic meltdown has wreaked havoc on most portfolios. It's time to rebalance and retrench.
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The US Budget Battles: Part I. Creating the System
To attempt to understand the budget expenditure and tax rates debate is to embark on a complex journey that leads to a vague end. In the US it mainly involves a thirty-word Constitutional amendment and hundreds of thousands of pages of regulations the drafters of those thirty words never anticipated evolving.
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How to Choose Mutual Funds
Choosing mutual funds for individual savings goals requires some thought before investing. Discover what to consider and what research to do before choosing a fund.
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Obama and Wall Street Fears
Obama's taxing and spending plans are creating worries for Wall Street as investors look elsewhere for safe havens.
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Obama Rises In the Polls and Stocks Decline
The stock market keeps dropping as Obama rises in the presidential polls. Is his rhetoric about raising taxes on capital gains scaring investors?
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Obama Tax Plan
Obama tax plans are being described as a detriment to the economy in the United States and similar to that of Hoover during the Great Depression.
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Real Estate Agents for Seniors
It's the coming of age of a 10-year old concept -real estate agents catering to older home buyers/sellers. You may want a Senior Real Estate Specialist on your team.
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Teachers Who Float
Overcrowded schools and a lack of resources leave many teachers in a cooperative classroom situation.
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When will the global economy get its groove back?
The world's 2 largest economies are in trouble. Can they recover quickly or will the US economy follow Japans chase to the bottom?
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Real Estate Investment Disposal
The variety of available methods for disposing of property helps investors stay on track with their real estate investment plans.
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How to Invest in Gold
How to invest in gold. The last time gold surged ahead was in 1980, when oil prices were high, the US dollar was weak, and tension was escalating in the Middle East...
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McCain or Obama: Boost for the Stock Market?
The stock market continues to plummet and investors look to McCain or Obama to keep spending under control and no new taxes.
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Ten Ways to Minimise Tax
Opening a business can be a scary experience; minimising the tax bill is a great way to maximise chances of success.
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Making the Most of Tax Free Savings
Tax-free savings can help to build wealth. An Individual Savings Account or National Savings Investment will benefit those who have used their CGT allowance.
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National Savings Premium Bonds - Pros and Cons
National Savings premium bonds encourage tax-free savings and provide capital protection. The odds of winning aren't great so are the potential rewards really worth it?
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Information Technology and U.S. Competitiveness
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Risks Profits in the Bonds Market
Reasons to invest in the bond market are many but investors need to strike the right balance of risks and profits to make optimal gains from the market.
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The Benefits of Exchange Traded Funds
Exchange-traded funds are attractive to investors for several reasons, such as being cost effective, less volatile than stocks, or more flexible than mutual funds.
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Thin Capitalization Tax Shelter Loans
Thin capitalization loans represent an international trade secret that can potentially save multinational investors millions of tax dollars.
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Trusts For Charities-The Charitable Remainder Trust
A look at the basics of the Charitable Remainder Trust, and its benefits in estate and tax planning.
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How to Classify Stocks
The "bottom-up" approach to investing involves grouping potential stock picks by general categories, such as industry, market capitalization or index
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The US Budget Battle: Part II. Defining Tax Cuts
The budget process is always complicated, but some moments of agreement are surprising. The American budget process is as much a game of dollars as it is a game of votes.
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Three is Definitely a Crowd: Part III. Imagine a Third Party
It is 2020, and the US has three rather than two main political parties. Is the result more democracy or more gridlock?
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Year End Preparation
How to keep more of your money in the next year.
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Year End Tax Tips (for the Yanks)
An overview of year-end tax savings tips for Americans.
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Divorce? Protect YOUR Assets
Divorce is a sore subject but, if you have an inkling you'll be facing this situation, it pays to know something about how your assets can be legally divided.
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For anyone who cares to know
A not-so-hard look at some "State-of-the Nation" (not to be confused with the Rhythum Nation)statistics not mentioned in the US of A
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Canadian RRSP Saves Tax
In Canada, taxpayers can save money by contributing to an RRSP. The return on an investment made inside an RRSP is taxed when the RRSP is collapsed.
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The Charitable Trusts
A discussion of the more common types of charitable trusts. Apart from tax benefits, being charitably declined is one of the best bequests you can make.
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5 Top Mistakes in Estate Planning
These are the pitfalls to avoid when performing proper estate planning procedures at any age
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Canadian Politics – Conservative Party of Canada
The new Conservative Party of Canada has been very successful in gaining and maintaining power in the modern parliament.
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Capital Protected FTSE Tracker -- Pros and Cons
A capital-protected FTSE tracker builds investment returns by mirroring movements in the FTSE index. It can be put in a stocks and shares ISA to build tax-free savings.
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Charitable Bequests-Planned Gifts
A discussion of charitable bequests, or planned gifts, as they relate to estate planning.
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Corporations, Trusts and the New TFSA
This article explores whether corporations and trusts can take advantage of Canada's new tax-free spending accounts, or TFSAs.
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Dilys, Mary Higgins Clark, & Hammett Awards
Dilys Award nominations & winner. Mary Higgins Clark nominations & winner. Hammett award nominations & winner.
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Investing in Korean Stocks
Most resident foreigners in Korea pay little attention to managing their money. Investing in Korean stocks may be a way to make the most out of your hard earned dollars.
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IRA or Annuity - What's Right for You?
Annuities and IRAs offer different advantages for retirement investors, so it makes sense to know what can be right for you.
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IRS Answers to Tax Questions
The IRS offers an interactive online module, Tax Trails, to assist taxpayers in quickly finding answers to simple tax questions.
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John McCain Is Wrong on Technology
Republican John McCain thinks private companies will lead the way on the next generation of technological breakthroughs. They won't.
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Replacing Dividend Income
As corporate America looks to conserve capital, dividends are on the chopping block. For investors depending on dividend income, this adds insult to injury.
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Section 179 Deductions
Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code allows small business owners to save money on their taxes by increasing their business tax deductions.
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Stop the Losses in Your 401(k)
In troubled economic times, employees who have a 401(k) retirement plan invested in the stock market worry about losing money. There are ways to slow down the losses.
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The Language of Lies: Destroying Myth
A look at literature and the modern 'mythologies' as taken from the idea first presented by Roland Barthes in his book 'Mythologies'.
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Wealth Replacement Trusts
An introduction to Charitable Remainder Trust and Wealth Replacement Trusts.
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What Is an Economic Stimulus Bill?
President-elect Obama and many members of Congress have called for passage of an economic stimulus bill to jumpstart the American economy. Here is what that means.
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