A capital loss occurs when you sell a capital asset for less than you bought it. It's never fun to lose money on an investment, but declaring a capital loss on your tax return can be an effective ...

Losing money inside your brokerage or retirement account may hurt—but it doesn’t necessarily mean a loss for federal tax purposes. The rules for determining a capital gain or capital loss depend on ...

Our initial response to your question deals with what are termed rhetoric losses versus real losses. Rhetoric losses are paper losses (i.e., total capital asset holdings drop in value). Real losses ...

Losing money in the stock market stings, but capital losses don't have to be all bad news for your finances. A tax rule known as the capital loss carryover offers a major long-term tax break investors ...

The complex rules applicable to capital gains taxation essentially establish four different types of capital assets. These groups of capital assets are: (1) short-term capital assets, with no special ...

The IRS allows you to deduct capital losses on a stock or other investments from your taxable income. You will have to file Form 8949 and a Schedule D to report any losses. You may want to consult ...

According to the experts, offsetting capital losses against capital gains is an intelligent strategy. Michael Hutton, partner with HLB Mann Judd says: “Recouping losses from a personal wealth position ...