I have capital loss carryover from my previous year in Schedule D/line 16. When I carryover this year, can I write off both short and long term gains?

[mageshcmouli]

Tax loss carryover from previous year is a combined loss of long and short. If my short and long gains this year are less than the loss from previous year, can I write the gains totally before deducting another 3000 in 1040?

[NCperson]

@mageshcmouli he carryloss forwards will be used to net against your 2023 gains.

only if there is a loss still remaining will up to $3,000 be used to reduce ordinary income. 

[fanfare]

your loss is not combined, the short and long term losses are maintained separate, waiting for you to import into your new tax return for 2023.

@mageshcmouli 

[mageshcmouli]

Thank you @NCperson and @fanfare 

clarification: Say I had 20K in short term loses and 5k in long term losses in 2022 (line 16 in schedule D is -25K). I then applied 3K against regular income.  In 2023, I will carry over 22K in loses. Will that net against total gain this year and any left over towards the 3K in ordinary income. 

[NCperson]

@mageshcmouli - let's continue the example.  As you are carrying over $22k of losses, let's say you had $15k of gains.  There would be no capital gains tax, as the losses and the gains would net to zero, but you would still have a $7k carry loss forward.  $3,000 would be applied to ordinary income and you'd carry forward $4,000 to 2024. 

[mageshcmouli]

@NCperson Thank you very much.