How can I defer the allowed rental property loss from this year to next when I am selling the property and will be in a higher tax bracket?

[mkoifman]

I have accumulated carry over property losses from prior years and additional (mostly from depreciation) losses for this year. TurboTax allows a substantial amount of these losses to be used in 2018. However, I am going to sell the property this year (2019) with a profit that will put me in higher tax bracket. I would like to defer all losses (or at least part of the losses) allowed in 2018 to the next year. How can i do it?

Thank you in advance.

[Zbucklyo · Accepted solution]

You can't.  If the losses can be taken, they must be taken.