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Personal Finance and Investing

rhett o rick

(55,981 posts) Wed Apr 13, 2016, 09:34 AM Apr 2016

Capital Gains Distributions from mutual funds. Seems like getting taxed for the [View all]

same gain twice. The capital gain of a held stock would increase the price of the mutual fund and one would have to pay capital gains if one sold the fund. That same capital gain is taxed even if one doesnt sell the fund and then again when the fund is sold.

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Capital Gains Distributions from mutual funds. Seems like getting taxed for the [View all] rhett o rick Apr 2016 OP

How do you figure? (Edited for clarity) A HERETIC I AM Apr 2016 #1

Thanks for responding. I did a bad job of presenting my question. rhett o rick Apr 2016 #2

OK...I'll be careful here! (Edited to correct a screw up!!) A HERETIC I AM Apr 2016 #3

Thank you for your response. And it's starting to get thru my thick head. The fact that rhett o rick Apr 2016 #4

The answer to your question is yes A HERETIC I AM Apr 2016 #5