topic If you have not sold any stock, but you are down over $3000 in unrealized loss is it still a loss or do I have to sell it first in Investors & landlords

If you have not sold any stock, but you are down over $3000 in unrealized loss is it still a loss or do I have to sell it first

Edmund — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 17:32:42 GMT

Re: If you have not sold any stock, but you are down over $3000 in unrealized loss is it still a loss or do I have to sell it first

Anonymous_ — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:19:39 GMT

You have to sell it first in order for the loss (or gain) to be recognized and, as such, a taxable event.

Re: If you have not sold any stock, but you are down over $3000 in unrealized loss is it still a loss or do I have to sell it first

TomD8 — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 15:43:46 GMT

You have to sell it first. You don't have a "realized" gain or loss on a stock until you sell it.

Re: If you have not sold any stock, but you are down over $3000 in unrealized loss is it still a loss or do I have to sell it first

Anonymous — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:24:13 GMT

and if you sell at a loss and repurchase like kind stock 30 days before or after the sale the wash sale rules come into play disallowing some or all of the loss. generally the brokers will do this automatically.