Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 v7 ucbtopaz-1.8; site ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!hou3c!hocda!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!ucbvax!ucbtopaz!newton2 From: newton2@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA Newsgroups: net.invest Subject: Re: Long term gains = 6 mths Message-ID: <554@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA> Date: Tue, 18-Sep-84 03:58:35 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbtopaz.554 Posted: Tue Sep 18 03:58:35 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 05:32:46 EDT References: <52900026@trsvax.UUCP>, <52900027@trsvax.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Calif., Berkeley CA USA Lines: 4 Yup, it's de Law. Six mos. holding period to qualify for treatment as long-term capital gain. But watch out the Alternative Minimum Tax doesn't sneak up on your carefully crafted shelter and huff and puff and blow it out of the mixed metaphorical water...