# [Series 65] 50, Capital Gains Tax Treatment

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Podcast: [Open Exam Prep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/open-exam-prep-7140559)
Published: 2026-05-13T01:01:53+00:00
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## Resource

This podcast is made by Ran Chen, who holds an EA license, Insurance and Securities licenses (Series 6, 63, 65), and the CFP® designation. He is passionate about opening access to high-quality exam preparation resources and helping learners prepare more effectively for professional certification exams. In this episode you will learn: - The critical difference between short-term capital gains (taxed at ordinary income rates) and long-term capital gains (taxed at preferential rates). - The holding period for long-term capital gains is more than one year, and inherited securities are automatically treated as long-term. - The wash sale rule disallows a tax loss if the same or a substantially identical security is purchased within a 61-day window (30 days before or after the sale). - A disallowed wash sale loss is not lost forever; it's added to the cost basis of the new replacement shares. - The specific identification method for cost basis offers the most tax planning flexibility by allowing an investor to choose which shares to sell to minimize gains. For more free exam prep tools, practice questions, and AI-powered explanations, visit https://open-exam-prep.com/ or YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Open-exam-prep

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