Difference between revisions of "Capital gain"
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:[[Capital gain]] ([[capital loss]]). The profit (loss) from the sale of a capital asset for more (less) than its purchase price. | :[[Capital gain]] ([[capital loss]]). The profit (loss) from the sale of a capital asset for more (less) than its purchase price. | ||
According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], | According to [[Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition)]], | ||
| − | : | + | :[[Capital gain]]. The profit from the sale of a capital asset for more than its purchase price. |
==Related concepts== | ==Related concepts== | ||
Revision as of 18:03, 1 November 2019
Capital gain or capital loss is the profit or, consequently, loss from the sale of a capital asset for more or, consequently, less than its purchase price.
Definitions
According to Financial Management Theory and Practice by Eugene F. Brigham and Michael C. Ehrhardt (13th edition),
- Capital gain (capital loss). The profit (loss) from the sale of a capital asset for more (less) than its purchase price.
According to Fundamentals of Financial Management by Eugene F. Brigham and Joel F. Houston (15th edition),
- Capital gain. The profit from the sale of a capital asset for more than its purchase price.
Related concepts
- Financial management. A combination of enterprise efforts undertaken in order to procure and utilize monetary resources of the enterprise.
