However, you should keep in mind that if you sell or switch an equity fund in less than 1 year of holding, you will incur
short term capital gains tax at 15.45 %.
All the additional buying and selling by Vanguard's Explorer fund leads to
additional short term capital gains taxes (which depending on your income tax bracket is typically 10 - 20 % higher than long term capital gains taxes!)
This lower turnover of passively managed funds leads to
less short term capital gains taxes, less commission charges, and less likelihood for adverse effects on performance from trading on emotion or panic.
I don't want to sell now and be subjected to
short term capital gains tax on that... I wish there is a 1031 exchange from stock to real estate hahaha... oh well.
When higher annual management expense ratio costs, higher hidden trading or turnover costs, and
higher short term capital gains taxes are taken into consideration, then the result will be inferior performance on a «net» returns basis.
Short term capital gains tax applies to those who sell before holding for a year, while the better tax rate associated with long - term capital gains requires holders to retain their virtual currency for longer than a year's time.
If you sell your stock investments within 1 year (12 months) of purchase, you have to pay
short term capital gain taxes at the rate of 15 % on the realized gains.
I know, what I did is not correct — cause I would have to
pay Short Term Capital Gains tax (but even if I were to pay 33 % highest slab — it is better than bank fixed deposits — so I did not care)
I understand if I redeem, I'll have to pay the following, 1)
short term capital gains tax (STCG) since it's less than 3 yrs for debt funds — as per my income tax slab 2) and since it's less than a year for equity funds — 15 % Here my query is — If I redeem any of them in full / partial and invest in plot / home investment property, will I not be liable to pay STCG?
For debt funds, Less than 3 years could result in
a short term capital gains tax.
I am mid - aged, not looking for monthly income hence wanted to opt for MIP growth, but confused with MIP taxation.MIP are taxed on dividends.If Iopted for MIP Growth without any fixed withdrawl option, will still divident tax apply or will it get treated as Debt fund with longterm and
short term Capital Gains tax?
If you sell NCDs on stock exchange before one year from the date of purchase,
Short Term Capital Gains Tax is applicable.
Short term Capital Gain Tax of 15.45 % on profit is applicable if stocks are sold within a year of purchase.
However, one disturbing trend with ETFs has been the far more frequent trading of ETFs, which drives up your trading costs and
your short term capital gains taxes and long term capital gains taxes unnecessarily.
Bottom line is this: there's no «
short term capital gains tax» in the US.
If you hold less than a year,
its short term capital gains tax, which is the same as your marginal rate.