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Incubator Q&A

Welcome to the staging ground for new communities! Each proposal has a description in the "Descriptions" category and a body of questions and answers in "Incubator Q&A". You can ask questions (and get answers, we hope!) right away, and start new proposals.

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Posts tagged united-states

Use for questions that pertain to the United States of America, or otherwise only apply in that geographical area.

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Incubator Q&A What is the impact of potential cap gains exposure for a retail ETF investor?

Apparently, ETFs have a "potential cap gains exposure" in that, when the ETF buys and sells some underlying asset, it is subject to capital gains tax. Supposedly, this leads to things like buying a...

0 answers  ·  posted 4mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A What type of contractor does flooring?

If I'm looking to pay someone to replace my floors (eg. carpet, laminate, hardwood), what is this service called? Would I be looking for a contractor, handyman, floorer or something else? I am ask...

1 answer  ·  posted 7mo ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 7mo ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Incubator Q&A What stages are important for water filters?

Many companies sell water filters for improving the composition of water received from city mains. There is a variety of models with different number and types of filter stages, and corresponding p...

1 answer  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Incubator Q&A Income tax when selling a house

When an ordinary person sells their house in the US, what happens to their tax situation? Usually, houses sell for half a million and up, and considering also regular (ie. salary) income, this woul...

2 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭  ·  last activity 1y ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A What income groups benefit from IRAs?

In the United States, there are various IRAs intended to help ordinary people save for retirement. It appears that generally, one funds these accounts and purchases securities with the funds. In ex...

0 answers  ·  posted 1y ago by matthewsnyder‭