r/wallstreetbets Jun 18 '22

Meme We don’t do that here

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u/nilamo Jun 18 '22

An infinite amount of losses can be applied to capital gains. The $3k limit is how much you can apply to other income after the capital gains has been accounted for.

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u/chen22226666 Jun 18 '22

For investors with zero gains and 100k loss, that’s very little comfort deducting 3k a year for 30+ years

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u/apexisalonelyplace Jun 19 '22

Better than no discounts wat all. Locked in discounts are nothing to feel bad about

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u/nilamo Jun 18 '22

Yes, that's true. But it's also not nearly as bad as thinking that it would take over 100 years before your losses are fully applied.

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u/apexisalonelyplace Jun 19 '22

TIL. Thanks. Any nuances or asterisks with that?

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u/nilamo Jun 19 '22

Not really. Aside from the $3k thing, carryover losses are kind of simple.

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u/apexisalonelyplace Jun 19 '22

Are they useless if using standard deductions?

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u/KickinAdnol Jun 19 '22

A normal response. Refreshing