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The Visual Guide to Avoiding Short-Term Capital Gains on Your Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Determine Your Tax Rate: Instantly clarify if your sale will receive lower Long-Term Capital Gain treatment or higher Short-Term treatment.
- Identify Ordinary Income: See the exact amount of the employee discount that is always taxed as ordinary income upon disposition.
- The Holding Period Test: Use the simple visual path to confirm if you met the crucial 1-year/2-year holding period requirements.
- Understand Your Cost Basis: Learn how your cost basis is correctly adjusted to include the amount taxed as ordinary income.
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