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What do you know, if any about income which is classified as carried interest?

Supposedly, Mitt Romney derives income from something called "Carried Interest" and pays virtually no Federal Income Tax on this type of income. What exactly is "Carried Interest" and how would the ordinary citizen avail him or herself of this loophole?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Carried interest - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    Carried interest or carry, in finance, specifically in alternative investments (i.e.,

    private equity and hedge funds), is a share of the profits of an investment or ...

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carried_interest

    Carried Interest Definition | Investopedia

    A share of any profits that the general partners of private equity and hedge funds

    receive as compensation, despite not contributing any initial funds. This method ...

    http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/carriedinteres...

    Hope that you find the above enclosed information useful. 08/25/2012

  • tro
    Lv 7
    9 years ago

    he didn't invent it, those are machinations of the financial industry to stimulate investing and that's why people pay the money for professional people who keep up on all the various little nuances of finances and taxes to avail themselves of every possible, legal means

    a loop hole would assume that this means some little quirck that allowed for something to slip through because the loop wasn't tight enough---something for Congress to look at, but then it would probably affect them too and we can't have that!

  • 9 years ago

    I just put carried interest into the browser and there it was. Guess you didnt bother to look.

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