Do you have an amount on 1040 line 7? How much? There is a limit for how much loss you can claim.
If you have a net loss for the year (after you subtract the losses from your gains) you can only deduct up to 3,000 (1,500 MFS) per year. The rest of the loss you have to carry over each year until it is used up. You can't skip a year. If you use Turbo Tax it will automatically carry over the loss for you.
On the income page The 2024 column shows the carryover to 2025 (not your current loss for 2024). Schedule D doesn't actually show the carryover amount. To find your Capital Loss Carryover amount you need to look at your return schedule D page 2. Line 16 will be your total loss and line 21 should be a max loss of 3,000. The difference between line 16 and 21 is the carryover loss for next year.
Then there are 2 worksheets….
Capital Loss Carryover worksheet showing the carryover from the prior year and the current amounts.
Capital Loss Carry Forward worksheet showing the amount transferring over to next year.
In the Online version you have to save your return with all the worksheets as a pdf file to your computer to see the Capital Loss worksheets. You need to use Online Premium to enter a Capital Loss Carryover and investments. Or any of the Desktop programs. In the Desktop program you can switch to Forms Mode and open the worksheets.
