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Income stacks for purposes of this calculation. If you are single, and take the standard deduction, roughly the first $45,000 of income is in the 10% or 12% bracket for regular income tax and the 0% bracket for capital gains. But if your total income is more than $45,000, that pushes the top income into the 22% income tax and 15% capital gains tax bracket. So if your only income is $60K of capital gains, the first $45K will be taxed at zero percent and $15K will be taxed at 15%.
These thresholds are obviously different for married filing jointly or head of household.
March 9, 2026
1:56 PM