f/tests/test_tax.py
Greg Pomerantz 9f657dc9f4 Tax engine: apply NIIT + state/local to the equity path (not just recorded taxes)
The full rate stack (federal + NIIT + state) was used for the recorded
tax columns and for realized gains at rebalances, but the equity path
itself deducted only the FEDERAL rate in two places:

1. distribution reinvestment kept (1 - div_rate)/(1 - lt_rate) instead of
   (1 - div_rate - niit - sl_rate);
2. the per-date liquidation tax ('sell everything today') passed bare
   (lt_rate, st_rate) to _liquidation_tax.

Symptom: FLCSX 10Y showed a 1.4pt after-tax drag instead of the true
~2.8pt. Fix: d_keep/c_keep factors and stacked liquidation rates.

Regression tests pin the equity path: reinvested net with NIIT+state,
ST and LT liquidation tax at the full stack (all fail on the old code).

Corrected 2015-2026 NYC after-tax: SPY 13.82->11.23, IVV 13.81->11.22,
JLPSX 13.68->9.18 (previously reported 12.51/12.50/11.31, superseded).
2026-09-01 17:22:04 -04:00

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"""Unit tests for the after-tax model (tax.py) — synthetic, no data bundle.
Key regression: distributions are RAW per-share dollars, so the account
must hold RAW share units (valued on close prices). The old code valued
units on ADJ (total-return index) prices, which overstates every
distribution — and its tax — by the raw/adj ratio (e.g. a fund that has
paid many distributions: adj 11 vs raw 30 -> 2.7x overcharge).
Run: .venv/bin/python tests/test_tax.py
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import sys
from pathlib import Path
import pandas as pd
sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
import tax # noqa: E402
PASS, FAIL = 0, 0
def check(name: str, ok: bool) -> None:
global PASS, FAIL
PASS += bool(ok)
FAIL += not ok
print((" ok " if ok else " FAIL ") + name)
def main() -> int:
# One fund, raw prices 30 -> 34, ex-div 5.00 on day 6 (34 -> 29),
# then 29.5. Account starts at 1.0 = 1/30 share.
dates = pd.to_datetime(["2024-01-0%d" % i for i in range(1, 8)])
close = pd.DataFrame({"f": [30.0, 31.0, 32.0, 33.0, 34.0, 29.0, 29.5]},
index=dates)
div = pd.DataFrame({"f": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.0, 0.0]}, index=dates)
capg = pd.DataFrame({"f": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5.0, 0.0]}, index=dates)
r = tax.after_tax_portfolio(close, div, capg, {"f": 1.0}, lt_rate=0.20,
st_rate=0.15, div_rate=0.15)
t5 = dates[5]
# --- the regression: tax on the distribution is 20% of 5/30 of the
# account (the distribution as a fraction of the RAW price), i.e.
# 3.333% — not 5/adj (which the old code implied, ~4% with this
# adj path and up to 2.7x for high-history funds).
check("cap-gain tax is 20% of (5/30) of the account",
abs(r.taxes["capg_tax"][t5] - 0.2 * 5.0 / 30.0) < 1e-12)
check("no dividend tax", r.taxes["div_tax"].abs().sum() == 0.0)
# --- reinvestment: the after-tax remainder (5*0.8 of the 1/30 share)
# is bought at the ex-div close 29, so MV on the event day is
# (1/30)*(29 + 4) = 33/30. The tax is already inside the (smaller)
# units — it must NOT also show up in equity as a second deduction.
mv5 = r.equity[t5] + r.liq_tax[t5] # no cash component on this day
check("market value on ex-div day = 33/30 (after-tax reinvested)",
abs(mv5 - 33.0 / 30.0) < 1e-9)
# --- liquidation value: price drop (5/30) is exactly offset by the
# distribution kept, so equity falls by the true tax cost only.
# Day-5 equity = MV(33/30) - liq_tax(0: basis 1+4/30 > MV, a "loss"
# under the after-tax basis rule).
check("equity on ex-div day = 33/30 (tax cost lives in the units)",
abs(r.equity[t5] - 33.0 / 30.0) < 1e-9)
# --- pre-event day: plain ST-marked liquidation value.
t4 = dates[4]
check("equity day before = MV - 15% ST gain tax",
abs(r.equity[t4] - (34.0 / 30.0) * (1 - 0.15 * (4.0 / 34.0))) < 1e-9)
# --- cross-day consistency: equity(5)/equity(4) from the explicit
# values (day 4 = 34/30 MV less 15% ST gain tax; day 5 = 33/30).
check("ex-div equity step matches explicit values",
abs(r.equity[t5] / r.equity[t4]
- (33.0 / 30.0) / (34.0 / 30.0 - 0.15 * 4.0 / 30.0)) < 1e-9)
# --- no rebalancing: one lot survives, units grew by the reinvested
# net amount at the ex-div price.
check("single lot outstanding", r.lots_outstanding == 1)
# --- dividend leg taxed at div_rate, cap-gain leg at lt_rate:
# split a 1.00 distribution 0.4 div / 0.6 capg on day 6.
div2 = pd.DataFrame({"f": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.4, 0.0]}, index=dates)
capg2 = pd.DataFrame({"f": [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.6, 0.0]}, index=dates)
r2 = tax.after_tax_portfolio(close, div2, capg2, {"f": 1.0}, lt_rate=0.20,
st_rate=0.15, div_rate=0.10)
check("split distribution taxed by component rate",
abs(r2.taxes["capg_tax"][t5] - 0.20 * 0.6 / 30.0) < 1e-12
and abs(r2.taxes["div_tax"][t5] - 0.10 * 0.4 / 30.0) < 1e-12)
# --- state/local + NIIT: composite rates add to each component
# (NY/NYC tax cap gains at ordinary rates — the caller passes the
# composite sl_rate; the model must not preferentiate cap gains).
r3 = tax.after_tax_portfolio(close, div2, capg2, {"f": 1.0}, lt_rate=0.20,
st_rate=0.15, div_rate=0.10, niit=0.038,
sl_rate=0.14)
check("capg dist taxed at lt + NIIT + state/local",
abs(r3.taxes["capg_tax"][t5] - (0.20 + 0.038 + 0.14) * 0.6 / 30.0) < 1e-12)
check("div taxed at div + NIIT + state/local",
abs(r3.taxes["div_tax"][t5] - (0.10 + 0.038 + 0.14) * 0.4 / 30.0) < 1e-12)
# realized-gain leg: two symbols, daily rebalance forces ST sells;
# every realized dollar is taxed at (st_rate + niit + sl_rate).
d3 = pd.to_datetime(["2024-01-0%d" % i for i in (1, 2, 3)])
close3 = pd.DataFrame({"a": [30.0, 34.0, 29.0], "b": [10.0, 10.0, 10.0]},
index=d3)
zero3 = pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=d3, columns=["a", "b"])
r4 = tax.after_tax_portfolio(close3, zero3, zero3, {"a": 0.5, "b": 0.5},
rebalance="1D", lt_rate=0.20, st_rate=0.15,
div_rate=0.10, niit=0.038, sl_rate=0.14)
real_tax = float(r4.taxes["realized_tax"].sum())
net_st = float(r4.realized["st_gain"].sum()) - \
float(r4.realized["st_loss"].sum())
check("realized ST gains/losses net-taxed at st + NIIT + state/local",
float(r4.realized["st_gain"].sum()) > 0 and
abs(real_tax - net_st * (0.15 + 0.038 + 0.14)) < 1e-9)
# --- EQUITY PATH (not just recorded taxes) with the full stack:
# the reinvested net must deduct (federal + NIIT + state), and the
# liquidation tax on each date must use the same stacked rates.
# A: cap-gain dist 5.0 on a 30-priced fund; keep = 1-0.20-0.038-0.14
zero_d = pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=dates, columns=["f"])
r5 = tax.after_tax_portfolio(close, zero_d, capg, {"f": 1.0},
lt_rate=0.20, st_rate=0.15, div_rate=0.10,
niit=0.038, sl_rate=0.14)
keep = 1.0 - 0.20 - 0.038 - 0.14
mv5 = float(r5.equity[t5]) + float(r5.liq_tax[t5])
check("reinvested net deducts NIIT + state (MV = 29/30 + net/30)",
abs(mv5 - (29.0 / 30.0 + (5.0 / 30.0) * keep)) < 1e-9)
# B: sale tax on each calculation date — ST window (2 days)
dlt = pd.to_datetime(["2024-01-01", "2024-01-02"])
c2 = pd.DataFrame({"f": [30.0, 34.0]}, index=dlt)
r6 = tax.after_tax_portfolio(c2, pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=dlt, columns=["f"]),
pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=dlt, columns=["f"]),
{"f": 1.0}, lt_rate=0.20, st_rate=0.15,
div_rate=0.10, niit=0.038, sl_rate=0.14)
check("liquidation tax (ST) uses st + NIIT + state",
abs(float(r6.equity[dlt[1]])
- (34.0 / 30.0 - (0.15 + 0.038 + 0.14) * 4.0 / 30.0)) < 1e-9)
# B2: ...and the LT leg
dlt2 = pd.to_datetime(["2022-01-03", "2024-01-02"])
c2b = pd.DataFrame({"f": [30.0, 34.0]}, index=dlt2)
r7 = tax.after_tax_portfolio(c2b, pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=dlt2,
columns=["f"]),
pd.DataFrame(0.0, index=dlt2, columns=["f"]),
{"f": 1.0}, lt_rate=0.20, st_rate=0.15,
div_rate=0.10, niit=0.038, sl_rate=0.14)
check("liquidation tax (LT) uses lt + NIIT + state",
abs(float(r7.equity[dlt2[1]])
- (34.0 / 30.0 - (0.20 + 0.038 + 0.14) * 4.0 / 30.0)) < 1e-9)
print(f"\n{PASS} passed, {FAIL} failed")
return 1 if FAIL else 0
if __name__ == "__main__":
sys.exit(main())