Hal_Al
Level 15

Investors & landlords

Probably.  You may deduct, up to, $3000 of net losses against other income.  That usually reduces your taxable income, reducing your calculated tax and increasing your refund.  But it depends on a lot of other information. 

 

But the question is academic.  If you had "realized" capital losses in 2022, they must be reported  on your 2022 tax return.  If the losses were not realized (you didn't actually sell the stocks), then you cannot report a "paper loss" on your 2022 tax return. 

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