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Capital gains
Passive increases in the value of a capital asset. The term "passive" means that the change in value is due not to the owner's active involvement but to other, external reasons. If a person buys a plot of land and the value increases, say, because of development in that area, the difference between the current value and the original basis cost (what it cost the owner to acquire the asset) is considered a capital gain.
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