"they are too big to have millions of people complain" is your response? That's neither a helpful response, nor an intelligent one.
Yes, the IRS makes the guidelines, but that's a cop out response when Vanguard still executes the wash sale reversal! They don't execute wash sale reversals for "similar" funds/ETFs that would violate the IRS's rules, only on the exact same security, so why are they choosing to follow part of the IRS rules? They need to pop up a warning to the customer when they either (1) execute a sell order that will violate the wash sale rules, or (2) execute the second buy that violates the rules as well. Problem is, their website isn't designed (or encourages) active trading within a 30-60 day windows. That's why I'm moving to another institution, especially in these times of volatility where every capital loss matters!
