IRS Releases Higher 2027 Long-Term Capital Gains Tax Brackets

Inflation-indexed bracket adjustments are routine, but they carry outsized weight for crypto and other long-held RWA positions, since the 0% threshold determines whether a sale after more than a year is taxed at all. The practical effect is that the income ceiling for that zero rate drifts higher, quietly widening the pool of holders who can realize long-term gains without a federal capital gains bill. Whether that expanded headroom meaningfully changes realization behavior, versus simply tracking wage and price growth, is the open question worth watching.