Author : Leonard E. Burman
Release : 2010-12-01
Genre : Business & Economics
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The Labyrinth of Capital Gains Tax Policy - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Labyrinth of Capital Gains Tax Policy write by Leonard E. Burman. This book was released on 2010-12-01. The Labyrinth of Capital Gains Tax Policy available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Few issues in tax policy are as divisive as the capital gains tax. Should capital gains--the increase in value of assets such as stocks or businesses--be taxed at all? If so, when should they be taxed--when they are earned, or when they are realized? Should taxes be adjusted for inflation? And should gains be taxed at both the individual and corporate levels? In this book, Leonard Burman cuts through the political rhetoric to present the facts about capital gains. He begins by explaining the complex rules that govern the taxation of capital gains, examines the kinds of assets that produce them, and the factors that can lead to gains or losses. He then reviews the effects of capital gains taxation on saving and investment and considers the arguments for and against indexing capital gains taxes for inflation, as well as other options for altering the current system.