Discussion:Capital Gains on Rental property

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{{ForumNewPost|UserID=Smfbookkeeping|Date=3 August 2006|Text=Can anyone tell me if the capital gains tax rate is the same for the sale of rental property as for stock sales? I can only find information if there was a loss on the sale of the rental property. }} {{ForumNewPost|UserID=Smfbookkeeping|Date=3 August 2006|Text=Can anyone tell me if the capital gains tax rate is the same for the sale of rental property as for stock sales? I can only find information if there was a loss on the sale of the rental property. }}
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Smfbookkeeping (talk|edits) said:

3 August 2006
Can anyone tell me if the capital gains tax rate is the same for the sale of rental property as for stock sales? I can only find information if there was a loss on the sale of the rental property.

MSTguy (talk|edits) said:

3 August 2006
Yes and no. For any depreciation taken on the rental property, that amount of gain is unrecaptured 1250 gain taxed at 25%. Any excess gain is taxed at normal capital gains rates.