Archive for the 'Tax Issues' Category

Specific share identification mutual fund redemption at Vanguard

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

Background
Many investors are aware that when they sell a mutual fund or stock with a gain, they have to pay capital gains taxes for it. On the other hand, if they sell with a loss, they can claim a tax loss on it, as long as the transaction does not run foul of the wash […]

Tax season and free filing

Monday, February 4th, 2008

It’s tax season again and I find myself shelling out another $20+ to get the tax software. Don’t you sometimes wonder why can’t the IRS provide a free and convenient filing facility for everyone, without adding on various limitations for free filing or asking the filer to use an outside vendor?
Here’s one article I read […]

Tax harvesting from 529 plan?

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

If you started contributing to a 529 plan some time in 2007, the chances are that the plan is in the RED (with capital losses) due to the recent stock market conditions.
A thought came to my mind — since unqualified distributions from the 529 plan are taxable, is it possible to tax harvest from the […]