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26 U.S.C. § 1222

Other terms relating to capital gains and losses

United States · Title 26 — INTERNAL REVENUE CODE · Status: effective

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26 U.S.C. § 1222, Other terms relating to capital gains and losses, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/462941
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For purposes of this subtitle— The term “short-term capital gain” means gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for not more than 1 year, if and to the extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross income. The term “short-term capital loss” means loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for not more than 1 year, if and to the extent that such loss is taken into account in computing taxable income. The term “long-term capital gain” means gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 1 year, if and to the extent such gain is taken into account in computing gross income. The term “long-term capital loss” means loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than 1 year, if and to the extent that such loss is taken into account in computing taxable income. The term “net short-term capital gain” means the excess of short-term capital gains for the taxable year over the short-term capital losses for such year. The term “net short-term capital loss” means the excess of short-term capital losses for the taxable year over the short-term capital gains for such year. The term “net long-term capital gain” means the excess of long-term capital gains for the taxable year over the long-term capital losses for such year. The term “net long-term capital loss” means the excess of long-term capital losses for the taxable year over the long-term capital gains for such year. The term “capital gain net income” means the excess of the gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets over the losses from such sales or exchanges. The term “net capital loss” means the excess of the losses from sales or exchanges of capital assets over the sum allowed under section 1211. In the case of a corporation, for the purpose of determining losses under this paragraph, amounts which are short-term capital losses under section 1212(a)(1) shall be excluded. The term “net capital gain” means the excess of the net long-term capital gain for the taxable year over the net short-term capital loss for such year.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 94-455(H.R. 10612)1976-10-04
    Tax Reform Act of 1976
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 98-369(H.R. 4170)1984-07-18
    Deficit Reduction Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 111-325(H.R. 4337)2010-12-22
    Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 113-295(H.R. 5771)2014-12-19
    Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014