Difference between revisions of "Capital gain"
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− | + | [[Capital gain]] or [[capital loss]] is the profit or, consequently, loss from the sale of a capital asset for more or, consequently, less than its purchase price. | |
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According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | According to [[Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition)]], | ||
− | : | + | :[[Capital gain]] ([[capital loss]]). The profit (loss) from the sale of a capital asset for more (less) than its purchase price. |
+ | According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], | ||
+ | :[[Capital gain]]. The profit from the sale of a capital asset for more than its purchase price. | ||
+ | According to [[Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition)]], | ||
+ | :[[Capital gain]]. A financial gain from buying an asset, like a share of stock or a house, and later selling it at a higher price. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:10, 31 May 2020
Capital gain or capital loss is the profit or, consequently, loss from the sale of a capital asset for more or, consequently, less than its purchase price.
Definitions
According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),
- Capital gain (capital loss). The profit (loss) from the sale of a capital asset for more (less) than its purchase price.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Capital gain. The profit from the sale of a capital asset for more than its purchase price.
According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),
- Capital gain. A financial gain from buying an asset, like a share of stock or a house, and later selling it at a higher price.
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.