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:.
short term capital gains do not benefit from any special tax rate they are taxed at the same rate as your ordinary income for 2014 ordinary tax rates range from 10 percent to 39 6 percent depending on your total taxable incomef your ordinary tax rate is already less than 15 percent you could qualify for the zero percent long term capital gains rate for high income taxpayers the capital gains rate could save as much as 19 6 percent off the ordinary income rate