In: Accounting
Erin, a single taxpayer, has a taxable income of $168,000 in the current year before considering the following capital gains and losses:
Short-term capital gain |
$ 3,000 |
Long-term capital gain |
22,000 |
Unrecaptured Section 1250 gain |
14,000 |
In addition, Erin has an $8,000 long-term capital loss carryover from last year. What are the effects of these transactions on Erin’s taxable income and her income tax liability?
Erin has a $3,000 short-term capital gain and a $28,000 long-term
capital gain. The gains are added to her gross income, which
increases her taxable income to $199000
Short term capital gain = $3000
Long term capital gain. = 22000
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain = 14000
Long term capital loss. = (8000)
Net long term capital gain . = 28000
The short term capital gain is taxed as ordinary income at Erin's
28% marginal tax rate. The 28% rate gain (i.e., the long-term
capital loss carryover) is negative, so it reduces the unrecaptured
Section 1250 gain to $6,000.
Short term capital gain . = 3000
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain = 14000 - 8000 = 6000
Adjusted net capital gain = 28000 - 6000. = 22000
Because Erin's marginal tax rate is greater than 25%, the $6,000
unrecaptured Section 1250 gain is taxed at the 25% maximum tax
rate. The adjusted net capital gain, which is taxed at 15%, is
$22,000. This results in an additional tax liability for Erin's
capital gains of $5,640:
Tax on 3000 short term capital gain = $3000 × 28% . = $840
Tax on 6000 unrecaptured section 1250 gain = $6000×25% = $1500
Tax on 22000 adjusted net capital gain = $22000×15% . = $3300
Tax on $31000 capital gain income =$5640
Note: without the lower capital gains rates on the unrecaptured Section 1250 gain and the adjusted net capital gain, Erin would have paid $7,840 ($28,000 x 28% marginal tax rate) of tax on the income.