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Need help entering $3,000 loss capital loss from 2023. Can anyone provide specific directions?

sohafamily — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:54:51 GMT

Re: Need help entering $3,000 loss capital loss from 2023. Can anyone provide specific directions?

Vanessa A — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:19:13 GMT

If you had a $3,000 capital loss from 2023, you would have had to claim it on your 2024 return and then carry forward to continue using it in 2025. So, first, be sure that you did enter it on your 2024 return. If you did not, you will need to amend your 2024 return to claim it.

To claim the remaining amount in 2025 select the following:

Federal
Income
Investment income
Capital Loss Carryover
Enter the information requested from your 2024 tax return.

Re: Need help entering $3,000 loss capital loss from 2023. Can anyone provide specific directions?

sohafamily — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:36:11 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I think I figured it out, instead of asking "how do I enter capital loss carry over" which results in a lot of prose, I needed to simply ask "capital loss carry over" to get a specific link to the TurboTax entry form. Once there, you are correct in that the carry over had to be entered on my 2024 return. Thanks again