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Calculating tax on Capital Gain

somnath26 @somnath26 (18) • India 16 Sep 12

I invest for short-term in share market (i.e.,sell the shares as soon as it reaches a certain value). But I don't know how to calulate Capital Gain tax. I have the following questions : 1)When calculating tax for a certain...

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New Taxes to pay for Health Care

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 11 Mar 10

One of the proposals coming out of the House is to put a tax on investment income. People who invest in American Business will now have to pay Medicare tax on Dividend, Interest and Capital Gains Income. This could mean that...

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A real Stimulus package

CarlKnittel @CarlKnittel (692) • United States 8 Nov 08

The politicians are proposing yet another stimulus package as well as more bailouts. Ford is demanding bailout money from the US and several other countries. the markets ore on a roller coaster no one wants to ride. it's about...

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Speculative Gains TAX PENALTY ?

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 23 Apr 08

Most everyone has heard of a Capital Gains TAX BREAK. The concept is simple. To encourage investment, the government will tax the profit at a lower rate for investments over a certain period of time. What's a Speculative Gains...

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