For all the political horse-trading in Washington D.C. over the fiscal cliff, one outcome that seems all but assured is higher tax rates on investment income like dividends and capital gains. That likelihood has inspired a number of company's to either accelerate their payouts to get in under the wire, or, as in the case of Las Vegas Sands Tuesday, announce special dividends.
For all the political horse-trading in Washington D.C. over the fiscal cliff, one outcome that seems all but assured is higher tax rates on investment income like dividends and capital gains. That likelihood has inspired a number of company's to either accelerate their payouts to get in under the wire, or, as in the case of Las Vegas Sands Tuesday, announce special dividends.
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