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It turns out that you are right most of the time on the dividends and as it turns out I was wrong. The distinction seems to be that if you hold the stock for a
by why_only_15 8y ago
It turns out that you are right most of the time on the dividends and as it turns out I was wrong. The distinction seems to be that if you hold the stock for a long time, then dividends count as capital gains. If you hold it for a short time, it's taxed as income [0].
[0]: https://smartasset.com/taxes/dividend-tax-rate https://smartasset.com/taxes/dividend-tax-rate