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[1] [2] The initiative would have repeal SB 5096, which created a 7% capital gains tax on the sale of long-term capital assets (i.e. stocks, bonds and business interests) worth more than $250,000 in Washington state since 2021. Real estate sales are already exempt from the tax.
Prior to the passage of the capital gains tax, Washington State had the most regressive tax system of any state in the US. [9] The wealthiest 1% paid just 3% of their income in state taxes, while the poorest 20% paid 17.8%. [10] Advocates had long proposed a capital gains tax in order to help reduce this gap.
Say, for example, that you and your spouse file jointly and earned $150,000 in 2023. During this period, you also sold a rental property and have a long-term capital gain of $50,000.
You would have to pay a 25 percent depreciation recapture tax on the portion of your profit from previously claimed depreciation and 0, 15 or 20 percent in long-term capital gains taxes, depending ...
Under Section 1031 of the United States Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. § 1031), a taxpayer may defer recognition of capital gains and related federal income tax liability on the exchange of certain types of property, a process known as a 1031 exchange.
You also can escape Schedule D if your only capital gain is from the sale of your residence. As long as you meet some basic residency requirements and your home-sale profit is $250,000 or less ...
For the 2024 tax year, individual filers won’t pay any capital gains tax if their total taxable income is $47,025 or less. The rate jumps to 15 percent on capital gains, if their income is ...
Opportunity Zone—Under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, investors who reinvest gains into a designated low-income "opportunity zone" can defer paying capital gains tax until 2026, or as long as they hold the reinvestment, and can reduce or eliminate capital gain liability depending on the number of years they own it.