Capital Gains Tax Calculator

Estimate your capital gains tax on stocks, real estate, and crypto.

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Capital Gains Tax

Enter the purchase and sale details to estimate your tax.

Capital gains tax
$0
Effective rate: 0%
Total gain
$0
Tax rate applied
0%
Tax owed
$0
After-tax profit
$0
Net return
0%
If short-term
$0

Worked example

With the default inputs shown below, this calculator returns the following results:

InputValue
Purchase price ($)$50,000
Sale price ($)$85,000
Holding periodLong-term (≥ 1 year)
Your taxable income ($)$100,000
ResultValue
Capital gains tax$5,250
Total gain$35,000
Tax rate applied15%
Tax owed$5,250
After-tax profit$79,750
Net return59.5%

Values shown are produced by this page in your browser; change any input to update them.

How to use the Capital Gains Tax

  1. Purchase price ($) — default $50,000
  2. Sale price ($) — default $85,000
  3. Holding period — default Long-term (≥ 1 year)
  4. Your taxable income ($) — default $100,000
  5. Press Calculate to update the results instantly.

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