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Can short term stock loss be used to offset real estate gain? For example, could a $500K short term stock loss offset a $500K real estate gain and pay no taxes?
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Can short term stock loss be used to offset real estate gain? For example, could a $500K short term stock loss offset a $500K real estate gain and pay no taxes?
Yes, but there are limits. Losses on your
investments are first used to offset capital gains of
the same type. So short-term losses are first deducted
against short-term gains, and long-term
losses are deducted against long-term gains.
Net losses of either type can then be
deducted against the other kind of gain.
For additional information please see this TurboTax article, Capital
Gains and Losses, which has been updated for Tax Year 2017.
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Can short term stock loss be used to offset real estate gain? For example, could a $500K short term stock loss offset a $500K real estate gain and pay no taxes?
Generally, the capital loss on the sale of the stock can be used to offset the capital gain on the sale of the property. Generally, you can offsets capital gains with capital losses from any sources.
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Can short term stock loss be used to offset real estate gain? For example, could a $500K short term stock loss offset a $500K real estate gain and pay no taxes?
It's not easy to lose $500,000 on stock in less than a year.
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Can short term stock loss be used to offset real estate gain? For example, could a $500K short term stock loss offset a $500K real estate gain and pay no taxes?
Hello,
if stock sold was long term loss , could offset some capital gain of house sold?
Thank you !
Rose
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Can short term stock loss be used to offset real estate gain? For example, could a $500K short term stock loss offset a $500K real estate gain and pay no taxes?
Basically the cap losses and gains are netted against each other on the Sch D however this house you sold ... was this a rental ?
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