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VIEWpoint Issue 1 | 2023
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The long-term capital gains rate is 0 percent for gain that would be taxed at 10 percent or 15 percent based on the taxpayer’s ordinary-income rate. If you have loved ones in the 0 percent bracket, you may be able to take advantage of it by transferring appreciated assets to them. The recipients can then sell the assets at no federal tax cost.
Before acting, make sure the recipients you’re considering won’t be subject to the “kiddie tax.” This tax applies to children under age 19 as well as to full-time students under age 24 (unless the students provide more than half of their own support from earned income).
For children subject to the kiddie tax, any unearned income beyond $2,000 (for 2014) is taxed at their parents’ marginal rate rather than their own, likely lower, rate. So transferring appreciated assets to them will provide only minimal tax benefits.
It’s also important to consider any gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax consequences. For more information on transfer taxes, the kiddie tax or capital gains planning, please contact our Michigan tax advisors and Houston tax advisors. They can help you find the strategies that will best achieve your goals.
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