paper profit

A profit that is anticipated but not yet realized.

• Gains from stock holdings, for example, are paper profits until the stock is actually sold at a price higher than its original purchase price.

— Also termed unrealized profit. [Cases: Internal Revenue 3178; Taxation 981. C.J.S. Internal Revenue § 110; Taxation § 1717.]

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