Tax straddle
A tax straddle is a method of avoiding short-term capital gains taxes by maneuvering the gains in an asset to the following tax year to pay long term capital gains taxes.
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A tax straddle is a method of avoiding short-term capital gains taxes by maneuvering the gains in an asset to the following tax year to pay long term capital gains taxes.