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Holding an investment for over a year can cut a top earner's federal capital gains rate from 40.8% to 23.8%. Here's the difference, with numbers.

Selling your home? The Section 121 exclusion lets most owners pay zero capital gains tax. Here's the rule, the limits, and when you actually owe.

Washington has no income tax - but since 2022 it levies a 7% tax on large long-term capital gains, with a new 9.9% tier on gains over $1 million. Here's who actually pays it.

The federal 0% long-term capital gains bracket is real - here's exactly who qualifies in 2026 and how to plan a year to land in it.

How all 50 states plus DC tax capital gains in 2026 - which tax gains as ordinary income, which give a special rate or exclusion, and which charge nothing at all.

The Net Investment Income Tax adds 3.8% to capital gains for higher earners. Here's how to tell if you owe it in 2026 and how much.