Capital-loss carryover estimator
Apply entered prior carryovers against current gains and the common annual ordinary-income limit.
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Estimated loss carried to a later year$3,000
- Current gains offset
- $6,000
- Possible ordinary-income deduction
- $3,000
- Total losses entered
- $12,000
- Current gains remaining
- $0
Schedule D nets short- and long-term categories in sequence. Taxable-income limits, character retention, estates/trusts, and state carryovers are not modeled.
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