Consider Taxpayers A and B who are in the same marginal tax bracket because of equal salaries. They each earn an additional $20,000—Taxpayer A by working overtime and Taxpayer B by selling stock resulting in a $20,000 capital gain. Taxpayer A pays tax at the ordinary income tax rate on his additional wages while Taxpayer B benefits from the lower capital gains tax rate on his extra income by selling an investment asset. Is this equitable? Should equivalent incomes be taxed equally?
Consider Taxpayers A and B who are in the same marginal tax bracket because of equal salaries. They each earn an additional $20,000—Taxpayer A by working overtime and Taxpayer B by selling stock resulting in a $20,000 capital gain. Taxpayer A pays tax at the ordinary income tax rate on his additional wages while Taxpayer B benefits from the lower capital gains tax rate on his extra income by selling an investment asset. Is this equitable? Should equivalent incomes be taxed equally?
Chapter1: Federal Income Taxation—an Overview
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Consider Taxpayers A and B who are in the same marginal tax bracket because of equal salaries. They each earn an additional $20,000—Taxpayer A by working overtime and Taxpayer B by selling stock resulting in a $20,000
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