An example of a flight data recorder; the underwater locator beacon is the small cylinder on the far right. (Translation of warning message in French: FLIGHT RECORDER DO NOT OPEN) The warning appears in English on the other side.
1 Long-term gains are treated much better. 2  Long-term gains are taxed at 15% or 20% except for taxpayers in the 10% or 15%t bracket. 3  For low-bracket taxpayers, the long-term capital gains rate is 0%. 4  There are exceptions, of course, since this is tax law:.
the reduced 15 % tax rate on qualified dividends and long term capital gains previously scheduled to expire in 2008 was extended through 2010 as a result of the tax increase prevention and reconciliation act of 2005 signed into law by president george w bushhort term capital gains are taxed at the investor s ordinary income tax rate and are defined as investments held for a year or less before being sold long term capital gains which are gains on dispositions of assets held for more than one year are taxed at a lower rate than short term gains