Wed May 01 2024, by Tyler Gardner

Capital Gains TaxTax Brackets401(k) ContributionsLong-Term InvestmentsTax Planning

Tyler? Yep.

Looks like you made $68,675 in income this year? Yep.

And $100,000 additional capital gains from the stock market? Yep.

Great, we'll take our long-term capital gains tax first.

No, you won't.

But you owe capital gains tax because you made over $41,675.

You might have missed that I maxed out my 401k with $20,500.

That still does not bring you under the limit.

And I turned 50 this year, so I get an additional $6,500 catch-up contribution to no-cap gains tax.

Correct.

And you went from the 22% tax bracket to the 12% tax bracket.

Happy birthday to me!

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