Since the maximum tax on capital gains was reduced to 15 % in 2003, total return
investors in a high income tax bracket may find advantages to holding their bonds in a taxable account.
Not exact matches
Investing
in municipal bonds can be a great way for
investors in high tax brackets to generate federally
tax - free interest
income.
If a person has additional money to set aside for retirement, an annuity's
tax - free growth can be beneficial, especially if the
investor is
in a
high -
income tax bracket.
Here's a simple example for an Ontario
investor in the
highest tax bracket, where capital gains are
taxed at 23.20 %, Canadian dividends at 29.52 %, and foreign
income at 46.41 %:
However, for
investors in the 28 % or 33 %
brackets, especially those with large capital gains that may result
in the reduction or elimination of the exemption amount and those who live
in states with
high income taxes, the AMT may become a problem.
Factor
in the 3.8 %
tax on investment
income under the Affordable Care Act and the yield for an
investor in the
highest tax bracket becomes 3.25 %.
This means that dividend
income will be
taxed at a lower rate than the same amount of interest
income (
investors in the
highest tax bracket pay
tax of around 25 % on dividends, compared to 50 % on interest
income).
It would aslo be more beneficial to
investors on
higher incomes in higher tax brackets.
Investors in a
high tax bracket might want to consider Municipal Bond ETFs because they can provide
tax - exempt
income and a steady
income stream.
If an
investor is
in the
highest tax bracket, they face a
tax liability of ~ 1 % of capital invested with fixed
income in a taxable account (50 % of 2 %), and ~ 2 % with capital gains / dividends (25 % of 8 %).
Therefore,
higher -
income investors (with theoretically
higher tax bills) are likely to benefit more from municipal bond yields than individuals
in lower
tax brackets.
Investing
in municipal bonds may help
investors in high tax brackets generate federally
tax - free interest
income.
Investors in the
higher income brackets may benefit from
tax - exempt money market funds which invest
in bonds and securities issued by municipalities and state governments.
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Investors in the
highest tax bracket pay
tax of around 29 % on dividends, compared to 50 % on interest
income.
Investors in the
highest tax bracket pay
tax of around 29 % on dividends, compared to 50 % on interest
income.
This creates the following possibility for
investors in high -
income tax brackets: If you buy Fund A at age 64
in a taxable account and sell it two years later for a $ 4,000 gain, you'll pay a capital - gains
tax of up to $ 800 (20 %).