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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Reducing Inequality With A Progressive State Tax Credit, Eric Kades
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due: Reducing Inequality With A Progressive State Tax Credit, Eric Kades
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Taxing Losers, Eric D. Chason
Taxing Losers, Eric D. Chason
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The U.S. tax system, like most in the world, benefits capital gains in two ways. Investors can defer paying tax until they "realize" any gain (typically by sale) rather than when the gain simply occurs via rising prices. Additionally, individual investors pay a lower, preferred rate on their long-term capital gains as compared to their other ordinary income (such as compensation or business profits).
However, investors face a burden with respect to their capital losses. Rather than allowing for unlimited capital loss deductions, the Code largely forces investors to match their capital losses against their capital gains. Limits on capital …