Number: RS20250
Title: Capital Gains Tax Rates and Revenues
Authors: Gregg A. Esenwein, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: The taxation of individual capital gains income is a perennial topic of debate in Congress. Taxes on long-term capital gains income were reduced in 1997 and again in 2003. The holding period to qualify for long-term capital gains treatment was reduced in 1998. This report provides historical information on the holding period, maximum statutory tax rate, and revenues from the taxation of individual capital gains income.
Pages: 5
Date: April 4, 2007