How Can Electing to Include Preferentially Taxed Capital Gains and Qualifying

question 77

Essay

How can electing to include preferentially taxed capital gains and qualifying dividends in the computation of net investment income be beneficial to taxpayers?

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Quantity

The quantity of goods or services that is supplied and demanded at the price where supply and demand are equal.

Tax

An unavoidable fiscal exaction or different type of contribution enforced by a governmental faction on a taxpayer, intended to support the financing of governmental operations and a range of public service outlays.

Tax Revenue

The income governments procure through the levy of taxes.

Consumer Surplus

The variance between the total consumers are prepared to invest in a good or service and what they end up investing.