InvestorWords.com

NUA. The change (positive or negative) in value that shares held in a tax-deferred account will experience once they are sold. Net unrealized appreciation does not undergo income tax when it is distributed, so this should be carefully considered by investors who are distributing stock from their retirement plan to another account, which might be subject to income tax.

This content can be found on the following page:

Copyright©1997-2009 by InvestorWords.com. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Reproduction of all or part of this glossary and/or this page, in any format, without written consent is prohibited. If you have questions about this dictionary please feel free to contact us feedback@investorguide.com

Copy and paste this HTML in your website to link to this page    <a href="http://www.investorwords.com/6869/net_unrealized_appreciation.html">net unrealized appreciation</a>