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Question: Does short term gains on stocks sold count as earned or unearned income?

I know that interests and dividends are unearned income.

And I know that wages, salaries and tips are earned income.

But what about short term capital gains?

Answer: While they are taxed as ordinary income, they are not considered “earned income” so you can not use them for calculating the earned income credit or an IRA contribution.

Aussie Short-Term Notes to Slide as RBA Just Starting (Update1)

Australian shorter-term bonds will fall at a faster pace than longer-dated government debt as the central bank increases interest rates faster than the market’s “benign” expectations, ING Investment Management said.

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