Rules for how much you should have saved for retirement vary depending on the source, and it can be confusing to know which rule to rely upon. As someone over the hump of 50, retirement feels both far away and like it will be here any day to me. To help me get a sense of a baseline, I asked ChatGPT what is the bare minimum that I should save for retirement — and some general guidelines for the average person, too. These Are the Widely Cited Guidelines First, ChatGPT shared some of the “widely cited gui ...

文章核心观点 - 出售主要自住房产可能产生资本利得税，但符合条件的纳税人可享受高额免税额度，从而显著降低或完全免除税负 [2][4] - 免税额度根据申报状态确定，单身纳税人可免除$250,000，已婚联合申报纳税人可免除$500,000 [2][5] - 享受免税需满足特定条件，包括在出售前的五年内拥有并居住满两年，且过去两年内未使用过该免税政策 [5] - 若收益超过免税额度，超出部分将按长期资本利得税率（0%、15%或20%）征税，具体税率取决于纳税人的总收入和其他资本利得 [6] 免税资格与条件 - 免税政策适用于主要自住房产的出售 [2][4] - 单身纳税人可免除$250,000的资本利得，已婚联合申报纳税人可免除$500,000 [2][5] - 资格条件：在出售前的五年内，必须拥有并实际居住在该房产中至少两年 [5] - 限制条件：过去两年内不能使用过该免税政策 [5] 应税收益计算与税率 - 应税收益为房产出售总收益减去适用的免税额度 [4][6] - 若持有房产超过一年，收益按长期资本利得税率征税，税率分为0%、15%或20% [6] - 具体适用税率取决于纳税人当年的总收入（包含房产出售收益）和其他资本利得 [6] - 例如，2025年单身纳税人长期资本利得税15%档的起征点为年收入$48,351 [6] 不同情景下的税务影响示例 - **情景1（已婚联合申报）**：出售收益$550,000，免除$500,000，应税$50,000，按15%税率计算，税款为$7,500 [7] - **情景2（不符合免税条件）**：出售收益$550,000全部应税，按15%税率计算，税款为$82,500 [7] - **情景3（单身申报）**：出售收益$550,000，免除$250,000，应税$300,000，按15%税率计算，税款为$45,000 [7]