4/25/10

Misinformation has been spreading around the Internet that the Obama Administration will finance the new health care legislation with a tax on real estate.  C.A.R. would like to clarify.  The new law imposes a 3.8% tax for households in the top tax brackets on “unearned income.”  This includes capital gains.  However, this will not impact the exclusion on capital gains earned from the sale of a primary residence up to $250,000 for individuals and up to $500,000 for married couples.  The 3.8% tax will only apply to capital gains above the normal exclusion.

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