Tax rates are applied to taxable income, not to adjusted gross income (AGI). Taxable income is arrived at by subtracting your personal exemptions and the standard deduction or itemized deductions from AGI. The taxable income limits for the 25% tax rate depend on your filing status.
A statutory term used to figure your profit or loss on a sale or exchange. Generally, it is sales proceeds plus mortgages assumed or taken subject to, less transaction expenses, such as commissions and legal costs.