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Capital Gains Calculator

Capital gains rates are designed to encourage people to invest long-term, rather than short-term. Most people can get a significant advantage from holding stock investments for longer than one year. Below is a simple capital gains calculator, to help you see what effects the current rates will have in your own life. Purchase Price: $ Sale Price: $ Your Federal Tax Bracket:     35 33 28 25 15 10 % Time from Purchase to Sale: One Year or Less More than One Year Your State Tax Rate: % %   Federal Tax Rate:* % % Total Tax Due: $ $ Net Sale: $ $ Advantage of Waiting:   % * These are the rates as of May 2003. See the IRS for the ongoing saga.