Are capital gains on stock sales taxed at the state level too?
Let’s say you realize a $100,000 long-term capital gain on a stock sale in a particular year. This is taxed by the federal gov’t at the 15% long-term rate, right? But is it also taxed by the state (NY in my case)? I think I read this $100,000 is taxed by the state as regular income. Wouldn’t that result in a huge tax liability? I kinda thought the 15% rate was the whole deal. If it’s also taxed by the state as income, the effective rate is really well over 15%!? Can anyone shed some light on this? Any reference materials I should check out?
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about 1 year ago
Yes, the state taxes it too. The 15% rate is only Federal. You can go to your state tax website and search capital gains. It’s like the estate tax – just because the Fed doesn’t tax until your estate is worth $2M, your state may tax at a much lower threshhold.
about 1 year ago
States that have a state income tax will tax capital gains also. The holding period for long term/short term may be different that the federal holding periods.
about 1 year ago
Yes, the state will tax capital gains also if your state has a state income tax. The 15% is just for federal – the feds have no control over state taxes. The percent for state tax varies depending on the state.
about 1 year ago
It varies by state. Many states start with the Federal AGI. Capital gains are included in the Federal AGI. If I read the NY form correctly, Capital gains would appear on line 4 of form IT-150.
about 1 year ago
Yes, you have to pay NY state tax for capital gains – and that can add almost another 8% !
The only legal way to avoid this tax is by (temporary) moving to another state with little or no taxes on capital gain.