topic This year I have stock Short-Term losses and Long-Term gains. Can I write short-term losses against long gains? Also, do short-term stock losses carry into next years? in Investors & landlords

This year I have stock Short-Term losses and Long-Term gains. Can I write short-term losses against long gains? Also, do short-term stock losses carry into next years?

vrobert — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:18:26 GMT

Hello - I have a tax question an would appreciate it if someone could get back to me: This year I will have Short-Term stock losses and Long-Term stock gains. I will finish the year with more short-term stock losses and would like to use those losses to write against my Long-Term stock gains. Is this possible? Also, do short-term stock losses carry into next years? Thanks.

Re: This year I have stock Short-Term losses and Long-Term gains. Can I write short-term losses against long gains? Also, do short-term stock losses carry into next years?

NCperson — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 13:17:44 GMT

@vrobert - that is the way it works.... short term loss will net against long term gain and the remainder will carry over to next year.

Look at Schedule D and work through the math - it is rather easy to do so - to prove it to yourself.

Re: This year I have stock Short-Term losses and Long-Term gains. Can I write short-term losses against long gains? Also, do short-term stock losses carry into next years?

Mike9241 — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:32:04 GMT

If short-term losses exceed capital gains up to $3,000 may be used to offset other income in 2022. it's only the excess over this that carries to 2023