https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-need-to-report-un-needed-capitol-loss-carryforward-if-the-filer-has-passed-away/01/136983#M57136 <P>My mother did not need to file last year, but had a capitol loss that provided some carryforward. This year, she needs to file, but owes no tax, even without the carryforward. She has passed away in 2017, and will have no tax liability for 2017. &nbsp;Can I simply ignore the carryforward, since she doesn't and will never need it?<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:48:17 GMT lshochberg 2019-06-01T06:48:17Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-need-to-report-un-needed-capitol-loss-carryforward-if-the-filer-has-passed-away/01/136983#M57136 <P>My mother did not need to file last year, but had a capitol loss that provided some carryforward. This year, she needs to file, but owes no tax, even without the carryforward. She has passed away in 2017, and will have no tax liability for 2017. &nbsp;Can I simply ignore the carryforward, since she doesn't and will never need it?<BR /></P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:48:17 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/do-i-need-to-report-un-needed-capitol-loss-carryforward-if-the-filer-has-passed-away/01/136983#M57136 lshochberg 2019-06-01T06:48:17Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-don-t-have-to-report-it-there-is-no-longer-a-ca/01/137008#M57147 <P> <B>No,</B> </P><P>you don't have to report it.<BR /></P><P>There is no longer a carry-over. <BR /></P><P> <BR /> </P><P></P><P> </P><P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p559.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IRS Pub 559 Survivors, Executors, and Administrators</A> </P> <P></P><P> <BR /> </P><BR /> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 06:48:19 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/no-you-don-t-have-to-report-it-there-is-no-longer-a-ca/01/137008#M57147 KrisD 2019-06-01T06:48:19Z