Tag: federal income tax

A US Federal tax 1040 schedule D income tax form

Impact to gains on home sales could be mitigated by updating the exclusion. President Biden has proposed taxing capital gains like ordinary income for those with incomes over $1,000,000.  In addition to paying for his agenda, this proposal will make the federal income tax fairer, by ensuring that the wealthy pay their appropriate share of…

Tax Form 1040

Four out of five retired households will pay little or no income taxes. But the tax rates at the highest income levels are meaningful, averaging 11 percent of household income and as much as 23 percent at the very top. These estimates come from a new analysis by the Center for Retirement Research that sheds…