Definition of Capital gains tax

1. Noun. A tax on capital gains. "He avoided the capital gains tax by short selling"

Generic synonyms: Revenue Enhancement, Tax, Taxation

Definition of Capital gains tax

1. Noun. (economics) A tax levied on the profit made from selling any "capital" (i.e. non-inventory) asset. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capital Gains Tax

capital account
capital accounts
capital budgeting
capital cities
capital city
capital cost
capital crime
capital crimes
capital equipment
capital expenditure
capital expenditures
capital financing
capital gain
capital gains
capital gains tax (current term)
capital goods
capital grant
capital intensive
capital letter
capital letters
capital levy
capital loss
capital market
capital market line
capital markets
capital messuage
capital of Afghanistan
capital of Alabama
capital of Alaska

Literary usage of Capital gains tax

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Making Things Better: Competing in Manufacturing (1993)
"Another included a two-step schedule of capital gains tax: assets held for a year or more would qualify for indexing, and those held for 5 or more years ..."

2. Meeting the Challenge: U. S. Industry Faces the 21st Century: The U. S by Jon Paugh (1998)
"... capital gains tax Incentives As previously stated, the biotech industry depends mainly on equity investments for its funding, and it also makes use of ..."

3. Taxation and Household Saving: Country Surveys = Fiscalité Et épargne Des by OECD Staff, Oecd, OCDE (1994)
"2.5.5 Disposal of asset Gains made on the disposal of equities are liable to capital gains tax as described in 1.4. Specific provisions apply for bonus ..."

4. Denmark by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2006)
"Introducing a capital gains tax is estimated to generate significant tax ... In addition, a capital gains tax may contribute to increasing house price ..."

5. OECD small and medium enterprise outlookby Marian Murphy, Oecd by Marian Murphy, Oecd (2002)
"capital gains taxes capital gains tax may affect the supply of entrepreneurial talent and of capital to start-ups. A substantial part of self-employed ..."

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