The Sales of Capital Assets bulletin article and related statistical tables provide detailed information about trends in the capital gains and losses of individuals. Statistics are periodically collected about types of transactions producing these gains and losses, the month of the year in which a transaction occurs, the length of time assets are held before sale, and the size of the sellers' adjusted gross income.
Statistical Tables
All tables are available as Microsoft Excel® files. A free Excel viewer is available for download, if necessary.
| Short-term and Long-term Capital Gains and Losses | |
| Classified by: | Asset Type |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS 2011 XLS 2010 XLS 2009 XLS 2008 XLS 2007 XLS 1999 XLSX 1998 XLSX 1997 (Revised) XLSX 1997 XLSX 1985 XLSX SOI Individual Panel 2004–2007 XLS 1999–2003 XLS SOI Cross Section 1999–2003 XLS |
| Short-term and Long-term Capital Gains and Losses | |
| Classified by: | Size of Adjusted Gross Income and Selected Asset Type |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS 2011 XLS 2010 XLS 2009 XLS 2008 XLS 2007 XLS 1999 XLSX 1998 XLSX 1997 (Revised) XLSX 1997 XLSX 1985 XLSX SOI Individual Panel 2004–2007 XLS 1999–2003 XLS |
| Short-term and Long-term Capital Asset Transactions | |
| Classified by: | Selected Asset Type and Month of Sale |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS 2011 XLS 2010 XLS 2009 XLS 2008 XLS 2007 XLS 1999 XLSX 1998 XLSX 1997 (Revised) XLSX 1997 XLSX 1985 XLSX |
| Short-term and Long-term Capital Asset Transactions | |
| Classified by: | Asset Type and Length of Time Held |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS 2011 XLS 2010 XLS 2009 XLS 2008 XLS 2007 XLS 1999 XLSX 1998 XLSX 1997 (Revised) XLSX 1997 XLSX 1985 XLSX SOI Individual Panel 2004–2007 XLS 1999–2003 XLS |
| Stratum Definition, Sample Size and Population Size | |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS |
| Coefficients of Variation for Short-Term and Long-Term Capital Gains and Losses | |
| Classified by: | Asset Type |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS |
| Coefficients of Variation for Short-Term and Long-Term Capital Gains and Losses | |
| Classified by: | Size of Adjusted Gross Income and Asset Type |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS |
| Coefficients of Variation for Capital Gains and Losses | |
| Classified by: | Selected Asset Type and Month of Sale |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS |
| Coefficients of Variation for Capital Gains and Losses | |
| Classified by: | Selected Asset Type and Length of Time Held |
| Tax Years: | 2012 XLS |
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| Tax Years: | 1985 XLS | ||||||
| Installment Sale Transactions | |
| Tax Years: | 1985 XLS |
Bulletin Articles
The bulletin articles are in PDF format. A free Adobe® reader is available for download, if needed.
Sales of Capital Assets Reported on Individual Income Tax Returns
2012-2007 PDF 2009–2008 PDF 2007 PDF 1999 PDF 1998 PDF 1997 PDF 1985 PDFSales of Capital Assets Panel Data
2004–2007 PDF 1999–2003 PDF