Sale of a house often results in long term capital gains. But its calculation is not very simple the cost of acquisition has to be indexed using the cost inflation index numbers. The cost of improvement also has to be added before calculating the capital gain.
This article guides you through the entire process by giving step by step calculations for arriving at the long term capital gains on s
After watching another short excerpt of a Warren Buffet speech, I thought I may quickly summarise the collapse of the famous Hedge Fund, Long Term Capital Management. But First, Watch this excerpt, it is both funny and informative.
I have sourced most of the information below from an excellent paper done by Gregory Connor and Mason [...]
By reading the title of the post you will be thinking that there is no tax on long term capital gain on shares then what is the relation between tax saving and long term capital loss?But after reading the next few lines you will definitely understand the trick(tax planning tip).The trick is legitimate method to save the tax.Brief Provision of Tax on LTCG on sharesTo understand this tip first of al
Y para terminar la saga, después de haber visto el modelo de especulación de LTCM y los peligros de la falta de liquidez y las estrategias Long-Short, voy a comentar algunos temas con menos nivel de detalle:
Valoraciones de riesgo con modelos value-at-risk (VAR) que incluyen volatilidad y correlación. Este es el tipo de modelos que se emplean para valorar las opciones y los warrants, y también
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Recientemente está habiendo mucho run-run con algunos temas de hedge funds, derivados de crédito, problemas de liquidez, etc. Es un tema que quiero abordar, porque me parece muy interesante, pero como preludio quiero refrescar primero lo que ocurrió con el LTCM, el "Titanic" de los hedge funds...
Corría el año 1994. John Meriwether, trader de bonos y gestor estrella de Salomon Brothers, decide
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Steve asks:
I am planning to sell shares of stock that I own which are currently subject to Long-Term Capital Gain treatment, as I have held them for over a year. I'm not clear on the following things:
1) How do I qualify for LTCG of 5%, i.e., is there an income limit?
2) Is there an even lower rate (0%??) if I hold on to the stock longer, and if so, how much longer?
3) Is there an income
