Income & Assets | Chapter 18
Capital Gains and Losses
Product specification for EA Part 1 Capital Gains and Losses, mapped to the Income and assets SEE domain.
Chapter build status
This page defines the chapter architecture. It is not yet the final textbook chapter, question bank, or reviewed practitioner reference.
Last reviewed: June 5, 2026. Tax law through: December 31, 2025. Students must verify current IRS limits, forms, and instructions before testing.
Lessons
5
Question target
50
Flashcard target
100
Case studies
5
Decision trees
3
Illustrations
5
Required lessons
Capital Assets
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Holding Periods
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Capital Gain Rates
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Netting Process
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Capital Loss Limitations
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- Learning Objectives
- Key Concepts
- Technical Discussion
- IRS Authority
- Exam Alert Boxes
- Practitioner Notes
- Decision Trees
- Form Walkthroughs
- Examples
- Advanced Examples
- Case Studies
- Common Errors
- Chapter Summary
- Flashcards
- Review Questions
- Answer Explanations
Question and flashcard standard
Each chapter target is 50 chapter questions and 100 flashcards before cumulative and simulation pools. Questions must include correct-answer explanations, wrong-answer explanations, topic tags, difficulty, IRS concept references, and review dates.
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