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Sure, but just because two things are taxed at the same rate doesn't make them the same. And I would argue that, in effect, the capital gains are taxed less be
by spacehome 8y ago
Sure, but just because two things are taxed at the same rate doesn't make them the same.
And I would argue that, in effect, the capital gains are taxed less because the tax is not taken out each year, and instead the capital is left to compound.
- Godel_unicode 8y ago"...paid dividends (including capital gain dividends and exempt-interest dividends". https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1099div#idm140075526633184 https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i1099div#idm140075526633184
- loeg 8y agoI think that parenthetical section is calling out capital gains distributions (something common for mutual funds) and exempt-interest dividends in particular because they are not ordinary dividends. "Capital gain dividend" does not mean the same thing as "qualified dividend."