What are "headwinds" and "tailwinds" in financial investments?
Jun 12, 2012 · The term "tailwinds" describes some condition or situation that will help move growth higher. For example, falling gas prices will help a delivery company be more profitable. Lower gas …
How is holding time calculated for long-term capital gains tax?
Mar 13, 2024 · The holding time is calculated for each lot separately and you do need to specify which lot you're selling. Most brokers allow defaulting to FIFO or LIFO (i.e.: by default you'll be selling the …
Can I write off my YouTube startup costs as my company expenses?
Jan 20, 2026 · I am a self-employed, one-man show, general contractor in Washington State. My work involves finishing off new construction and people's homes doing interior trim, setting cabinets and …
Does Europe use comma as decimal point? [closed]
Apr 1, 2023 · Europe covers a lot of ground. Some countries do indeed use comma as the fractional delimiter and period as the thousands delimiter. Websearch will probably find a list of which do what. …
What is CGT rate if you have no taxable income?
Jul 5, 2021 · That said, the calculation for basic rate taxpayers on on the CGT page you link to works just as well if you have 0 income (just some of the intermediate numbers would be negative). So if all …
Wash sale and Options? - Personal Finance & Money Stack Exchange
Jun 26, 2020 · If a security has a CUSIP number then it's subject to wash sale rules. If you sell a stock at a loss and then buy a call option on that stock, it triggers the wash sale rule. So if a call triggers a …
Successor beneficiary to inherited IRA - RMD calculation?
Dec 13, 2023 · For your grandmother's IRA, it should be your father's remaining life expectancy. See the IRS publication 590-B: As discussed in Death of a beneficiary, earlier, if the designated beneficiary …
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Jan 1, 2019 · If I have: Spent $5k in eligible education expenses on January 1st, 2018 Deposited $5k into my 529 for 2018 on December 31st am I able to immediately withdraw that $5k to pay for the …
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Jun 18, 2020 · Background: My brother and I are co-beneficiaries of a trust that held an insurance policy with The Principal Financial Group, which Demutualized on October 26, 2001. At which time the trust …
Questions tagged [accounting] - Personal Finance & Money Stack …
Jul 6, 2025 · for questions that relate to the laws, practices, and products of accounting. Please note that questions about accounting that are academic or have no bearing on personal finance are off-topic …