Enter your purchase price, sale price, and how long you held the asset, and this capital gains tax calculator estimates your tax owed, distinguishing between short-term and long-term rates.
USA Capital Gains Tax Calculator
Estimate your federal capital gains tax (Short-Term vs Long-Term) based on 2026 IRS tax rules.
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Net Profit vs. Tax Breakdown
Capital Gains Breakdown
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Crossing the one-year holding mark can meaningfully lower your tax bill on the same gain. Our article on what you’ll actually owe on an investment sale explains why many investors deliberately wait before selling.
If cryptocurrency is part of your portfolio, our crypto tax calculator applies this same logic to digital assets, and our income tax calculator shows how a gain affects your total tax bill.