A donation of appreciated securities held longer than one year may be deducted at
full fair market value up to 30 percent of adjusted gross income — and you pay no capital gains tax!
Not exact matches
If you donate appreciated stocks that you've held for more than a year to a «public» charity — such as a religious or an educational institution, or an organization that does medical research — you can typically take a tax deduction for the
full fair market value of the stocks,
up to 50 % of your adjusted gross income for that year.
If you hold a property until you die, your estate or heirs will receive a
full step
up in tax basis equal to the property's
fair market value.
But in the other extreme case, when you pay the
full fair market price for the shares
up front, does this mean that with an 83b election there is no tax liability at all (since there is zero difference between the amount paid and the
fair market value at time of grant)?
You may also be eligible to receive a federal income - tax charitable deduction (
up to 30 % of your AGI with a five - year carryover) for the securities»
full fair market value if you have held them for longer than 12 months.
You'll receive a
full,
fair -
market -
value deduction (
up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income in most cases, with a five - year carryover on any unused portion) and pay no tax on capital gains.