capital loss carryovers

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Each year the carryover goes to Schedule D to be netted with that year's capital gains and losses. So, if you start the year with a $20,000 loss carryover and have a net $10,000 of gains realized during the year, you apply $10,000 of the carryover to the gains and $3,000 to other income, leaving you with $7,000 to carry to the next year.

-- Phil Marti Clarksburg, MD

Yes, you can use capital loss carryovers in any tax year to offset Capital Gains -- up to the extent of the carryover. But you cannot otherwise use them to offset ordinary income beyond the $3,000 annual limit. Bill