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The Buffett Rule is part of a tax plan which would require millionaires and billionaires to pay the same tax rate as middle-class families and working people. [1] It was proposed by President Barack Obama in 2011. [2] The tax plan proposed would apply a minimum tax rate of 30 percent on individuals making more than one million dollars a year.
Tax policy was a part of the 2016 presidential campaign, as candidates proposed changes to the tax code that affect the capital gains tax. President Donald Trump 's main proposed change to the capital gains tax was to repeal the 3.8% net investment income tax that took effect in 2013.
The top marginal tax rate on income of 39.6%, provided for under the expiration of the 2001 portion of the Bush tax cuts, was retained. This was an increase from the 2003–2012 rate of 35%. [3] The top marginal tax rate on long-term capital gains of 20%, provided for under the expiration of the 2003 portion of the Bush tax cuts, was retained.
As an example, if you purchased a vintage dining set in 2010 for $500 and sold it in 2020 for $2,500, you have a capital gain of $2,000. If you bought that same table in 2020 and sold it the same ...
Both proposals were able to pass in the House, but on December 4, 2010, both fell short of the 60 votes required to avoid a filibuster. [47] On December 6, 2010, President Barack Obama announced a compromise tax package proposal had been reached, centered around a temporary, two-year extension of the Bush tax cuts. [48]
Federal Tax Rates for Long-Term Capital Gains. Rate. Single. Married Filing Jointly. Married Filing Separately. Head of Household. 0%. $0 – $40,400. $0 – $80,800
Biden’s 2025 budget proposal would raise capital gains taxes on wealthy Americans by taxing capital gains income above $1 million at ordinary income tax rates instead of at the 20 percent ...
The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 ("JGTRRA", Pub. L. 108–27 (text), 117 Stat. 752), was passed by the United States Congress on May 23, 2003, and signed into law by President George W. Bush on May 28, 2003. Nearly all of the cuts (individual rates, capital gains, dividends, estate tax) were set to expire after 2010. [1]