Does anyone know if there's any way to offset more than $3000 of regular income with capital losses in the year of death? My dad died last year, and I'm doing his final year taxes. He had more capital losses than regular income, yet owes a bunch in tax. Is there any way I can apply that capital loss to his regular income, or does the capital loss deduction for everything beyond $3000 just disappear?
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Only $3,000 can offset regular income. The offset can only be applied in each tax year.
Sorry for your loss. did he have a spouse and was he a resident of a community property state or was it a joint account? if not the excess losses just vanish.
Thanks, no, he was single. I thought this was the correct answer but I was hoping someone might know something I didn't.
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