Beendare
"DADDY"
If you are in CA, lumping that on to regular income kills you especially now that Newsom passed a provision to tax high income folks an additional $4,000 just because. It puts you into the 13% state income tax [which I think is the worst in the US] plus that additional dinger.One would be in a high bracket to start with, if
$2 million additional taxable income “could” push you into a higher tax bracket.
Then add if you own businesses and pay quarterly taxes, your estimated tax payments from the year before will be light triggering a penalty from the IRS. If you did take a big gain like that it's worth talking to your accountant- hey Rokslide is great and all- grin- and have them calc the tax and add it to your quarterly payments. The IRS didn't used to be so bad about this but now they are adding interest to that number.
FWIW, this is why it's worth considering what it does to your taxable income when you trade stocks in under a year- as the same thing happens, it gets lumped into regular income.