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Long-term gain

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Long-term gain
A profit on the sale of a capital assets held longer than 12 months, and eligible for long-term capital gains tax treatment.


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Their long-term gain is if they can crush the union, then they can do as they want.
The election to allocate stock basis to the rights should be considered when the taxpayer plans to (1) sell only the rights, (2) exercise the rights and sell the acquired stock within one year or (3) exercise the rights and sell both the old and new shares within one year if the old shares will generate long-term capital gain, as this would maximize the long-term gain and reduce the short-term gain.
Sometimes, a short-term sacrifice - say, lower tax rates now - can beget a long-term gain, as in greater overall revenues later.
 
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