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Nebraska Capital Gains Tax Calculator (2026)
Estimate the tax on your capital gains in Nebraska for 2026. Enter your gain, holding period, and other income to see federal long- or short-term tax, the 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax, and Nebraska’s share, broken out line by line.
Nebraska capital gains tax calculator
How to read the rows below: the slice of your gain → the tax on that slice.
- Gain taxed at 0% (long-term)
- $15,550 → $0
- Gain taxed at 15% (long-term)
- $4,450 → −$668
- Federal long-term capital gains tax
- −$668
- Net Investment Income Tax (3.8%)
- $0
- Nebraska income tax on gain
- −$910
- Total capital gains tax
- $1,577
Nebraska taxes capital gains as ordinary income. Nebraska cut its top rate to 4.55% for 2026 and collapsed to three brackets under LB 754 (down from 5.20% in 2025, heading to 3.99% in 2027). Social Security income is exempt.
Note on 2026 figures: The 4.55% top rate and three-bracket structure are confirmed for 2026. Nebraska indexes its standard deduction to inflation each year; the $8,850 single / $17,700 married figure is the best-reported 2026 amount and is being confirmed against the Department of Revenue.
Federal: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration. State: Nebraska Department of Revenue.
Estimate for 2026. Long-term gains are stacked on top of your other taxable income across the 0/15/20% federal breakpoints; short-term gains are taxed as ordinary income. The 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax, an extra federal surtax on investment income, applies once your income clears the threshold. Excludes state credits, the alternative minimum tax, and loss carryovers. This is general information, not tax advice.
How capital gains tax works in Nebraska
Long-term gains (assets held more than a year) get the federal 0/15/20% rates — but the rate depends on where the gain lands once it is stacked on top of your other taxable income, so part of a gain can be taxed at 0% and the rest at 15%. Short-term gains are taxed as ordinary income. On top of that, the 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax applies once your income clears $200,000 (single) or $250,000 (married-jointly).
Nebraska taxes capital gains as ordinary income, at the same rate as your wages. Nebraska cut its top rate to 4.55% for 2026 and collapsed to three brackets under LB 754 (down from 5.20% in 2025, heading to 3.99% in 2027). Social Security income is exempt.
This is an annual-bracket estimate, not your final return. It excludes the alternative minimum tax, loss carryovers, and state credits. It is general information, not tax advice. Federal figures: IRS Revenue Procedure 2025-32 (IR-2025-103) · Social Security Administration.
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Same 2026 engine, each with its own state rules.