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Gains and losses under 1231 due to casualty or theft are set aside in what is often referred to as the fire-pot (tax). These gains and losses do not enter the hotchpot unless the gains exceed the losses. If the result is a gain, both the gain and loss enter the hotchpot and are calculated with any other 1231 gains and losses.
Thus, section 1231 does not apply to gains and losses resulting from casualties and thefts if the losses exceed the gains. The practical effect of this subsection is that net losses from such involuntary conversions will be treated as ordinary income [8] (abolished by s1(2) Law Reform (Succession) Act 1995 in intestacy cases from 1 January 1996).
The remainder of any gain realized is considered long-term capital gain, provided the property was held over a year, and is taxed at a maximum rate of 15% for 2010-2012, and 20% for 2013 and thereafter. If Section 1245 or Section 1250 property is held one year or less, any gain on its sale or exchange is taxed as ordinary income.
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See also 26 U.S.C. § 1231: The gain from a section 1231 property (which property, by definition, is not a capital asset) is a "section 1231 gain," not a "capital gain." However, the section 1231 gain is TREATED as a capital gain (and the section 1231 losses are treated as capital losses) IF the section 1231 gains for the year exceed the ...
In U.S. Federal income tax law, recognition is among a series of prerequisites to the manifestation of gains and losses used to determine tax liability. First, in the series for manifesting gain and loss, a taxpayer must "realize" gain and loss. This word "realize" is a term of art that refers to the realization requirement where the taxpayer ...