Carryover losses.

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I have a significant amount of losses from crypto from last year. How and what can I use the carryforward losses for? I believe it can only be $3000 a year, but what and how do I apply that in the coming years? Can it offset income, short term gains, long term gains, etc?

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Anonymous_

Level 15

See https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc409

Capital losses first offset capital gains and then up to $3,000 of any remaining capital losses (per tax year) can be used to offset all other types of income.

Anonymous

Hello Ho7bl4ck,

Thank you for joining us today. As to your question, any carryforward losses will offset capital gains first (both short- and long-term) and then ordinary income up to $3,000. You can carryforward capital losses indefiniately (until you use them up).

I hope that helps.

Mike9241

Level 15

Short-term Crypto losses will first offset other net short-term gains.

Long-term Crypto losses will first offset other net long-term gains.

If you end up with net short-term losses and no net long-term losses, they will be applied to any remaining net long-term gains with any excess up to $3,000 used to offset other income with any excess being carried over.

if you end up with net long-term losses and no net short-term losses, they will be applied to any remaining net short-term gains with any excess up to $3,000 used to offset other income with any excess being carried over.

if you end up with both short and long-term capital losses, short-term is used first for the $3000 deduction

Mike9241