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Glossary

Capital gain

The profit on disposing of an asset for more than its acquisition cost.

Tax term

Treatment varies enormously: a flat rate, taxed as income, an inclusion method, a holding-period exemption, or no capital gains tax at all. It is one of the areas where an answer for the wrong country is confidently wrong.

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