AmyC
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Investors & landlords

No, a deferred loss means it is not allowed right now. Instead, that amount is added to the basis of the stock you hold now instead of what you sold. When you sell the stock you own now, you will take the original cost basis and add this deferred amount to it. It is deferred until the sale of the stock you now hold that replaced the wash sale.

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