Unrecaptured Section 1250 Gain

Your capital gains tax is based on your regular tax bracket while your unrecaptured section 1250 gain is a flat rate.
Unrecaptured section 1250 gain. It is only applicable to the sale of. The portion of the gain attributable to this non recaptured depreciation is labeled unrecaptured 1250 gain and is subjected to a higher maximum capital gain tax rate of 25. There will always be an unrecaptured section 1250 gain calculated on a disposition of section 1250 property.
Unrecpatured 1250 gain is calculated by subtracting line 26g on form 4797 from the smaller of line 22 or 24. Unrecaptured section 1250 gain is the portion of a capital gain related to the amount a property has already been depreciated. When depreciation is recaptured some or all of the taxable gain from the sale is taxed at ordinary income tax rates instead of the more favorable capital gain rates.
The unrecaptured section 1250 gain will either be the depreciation allowed or allowable or if there happens to be an amount on form 4797 page 2 line 26g then this amount must be subtracted from the depreciation allowed or allowable resulting in the unrecaptured section 1250 gain. The 20 000 is known as unrecaptured section 1250 gain by the irs.