An example of a flight data recorder; the underwater locator beacon is the small cylinder on the far right. (Translation of warning message in French: FLIGHT RECORDER DO NOT OPEN) The warning appears in English on the other side.
1 Long-term gains are treated much better. 2  Long-term gains are taxed at 15% or 20% except for taxpayers in the 10% or 15%t bracket. 3  For low-bracket taxpayers, the long-term capital gains rate is 0%. 4  There are exceptions, of course, since this is tax law:.
One of the benefits of holding an investment for over a year rather than selling it in less than a year is that the: Capital gains are taxed at a lower rate. Capital gains are profits made from the sale of capital assets such as stocks and bonds and are tax deferred until the asset is sold. Capital assets that are held over one year are considered long-term capital gains and are taxed at a lower tax rate or in some cases are not taxed at all.