When the wrapper does not change the rule
A fund holding bullion is often taxed like bullion, which surprises people who bought it inside a brokerage account. What each structure holds underneath and which rules that pulls in.
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Digital Gold Tax: How Wrappers Change the Rules
Learn how digital gold, tokenized gold, and gold-backed tokens are taxed in the US. Understand the wrapper's role, the collectibles rate, and unsettled areas.
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Gold ETF Tax Treatment: How the IRS Views Bullion Funds
Learn how gold ETFs are taxed. A fund holding bullion is taxed like the metal itself, not like a stock. Collectibles rates apply. See the rules and exceptions.
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Gold Futures Tax: Section 1256 and the 60/40 Rule
How gold futures are taxed under Section 1256: the 60/40 rule, mark-to-market, and how it compares to physical metal. Rates for 2026, with statutory changes noted.
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Gold Mining Stocks and Tax: Securities, Not Metal
Shares are securities and taxed as securities, so ordinary capital gains rates apply rather than the collectibles rate. The cleanest contrast on this site.
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Gold Mutual Funds and Mining Funds: Tax Rules
Tax on gold mutual funds depends on what the fund holds: metal or mining stocks. Learn the rules, rates, and key differences.
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Royalty and Streaming Companies: Shares, Not Metal
An unusual business model with ordinary tax treatment. These are corporate shares, so the analysis follows equities rather than the collectibles regime.
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