存款利息是interest income,不是capital gain!不是capital gain!不是capital gain!(重要的事情说三遍)以前我傻傻地以为存超过一年就是long term capital gain
Interest income不仅按照ordinary income来收税,还跟capital gain一样要交额外的3.8% Net Investment Income Tax
按照目前加州最高一档的税率来算,interest income要交的税包括:
- Federal Level
* 37% Income Tax (will increase to 39.6% in 2026)
* 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax
- California Level
* 13.3% Income Tax
* 1% Mental Health Services Tax
加起来就是55.1%,2026年还会涨到57.7%,5%的利率算下来真正拿到手的利息才2出头,坑坑坑