long term tax rate
for those in the 25 to 35 % tax brackets the capital gains tax is 15 % for the wealthiest citizens who fall into the 39 6 % income tax bracket the capital gains rate is still only 20 % assume that in the example above your $ 5000 in investment income is from long term investments held longer than a yearor those in the 25 to 35 % tax brackets the capital gains tax is 15 % for the wealthiest citizens who fall into the 39 6 % income tax bracket the capital gains rate is still only 20 % assume that in the example above your $ 5000 in investment income is from long term investments held longer than a year