08/11/2026
Surprised retirees can sometimes pay 0% federal long-term capital gains tax?
When taxable income is low enough, gains that would have been taxed while working may be tax-free in retirement. Read more:
When many people hear the words "capital gains tax," they assume they'll owe 15% or 20% of the profits in taxes if the investment was owned outside of a retirement account for over one year before it was sold.But many retirees are surprised to learn there's actually a 0% federal long-term capital ga...