That Pesky 3.8% Surtax is due in 2013

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Leasa Magnuson in Individual Tax

In 2010 I wrote 2 blogs regarding the 3.8% Surtax and how it would work. I don’t think many paid much attention to it because it was a few years out. The fate of the 2010 Healthcare Act is in the Supreme Courts hands in June. If the court decides the Act is constitutional then […]

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3.8% Surtax and Sale of a Personal Residence

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Leasa Magnuson in Individual Tax

There is an email making the rounds that says that the sale of your personal residence will be subject to the 3.8% surtax. It states that on a home sale of $200,000 the tax will be $7,600! Can this be true? Well let’s tear it apart. The 3.8% surtax will apply to unearned income. A […]

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