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Capital loss
noun
A decrease in the value of a capital asset
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The consequence was that instead of deducting his $1 million trading loss as an ordinary loss Poppe was stuck with a $3,000 capital loss limitation and a capital loss carryover.
Insurance coverage was inadequate, and the capital loss was crippling.
Owners are also loth to accept a capital loss.
Instead there was a capital loss of around $20,000.
So the fact there was a capital loss carryforward indicates he had a large net capital loss in 2009.
If securities become worthless, they may be deducted as a capital loss.
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One other area of investor relief Mr. Bush has spoken about positively is raising the maximum capital-loss deduction.
But the virtue of expanding the capital-loss limit is that it won't actually cost the government much (if anything).
Smart investors sell their losers to get capital-loss deductions.
They will wind up with a capital-loss carryforward, which could take them years to absorb.
Keep a record of any capital-loss carryover.
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