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  2. Wash sale - Wikipedia

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    After a sale is identified as a wash sale and if the replacement stock is bought within 30 days before or after the sale then the wash sale loss is added to the basis of the replacement stock. The basis adjustment preserves the benefit of the disallowed loss; the holder receives that benefit on a future sale of the replacement stock.

  3. Wash-sale rule: What to avoid when selling your losing ... - AOL

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    The wash-sale rule applies to both you and a spouse as if you were a unit. For example, you may not claim a loss while your spouse re-buys the asset within the 30-day window. This rule also ...

  4. What Investors Should Know About the Wash-Sale Rule - AOL

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    Continue reading ->The post What Investors Should Know About the Wash-Sale Rule appeared first on SmartAsset Blog. When an investment underperforms, tax-loss harvesting is a way to offset the tax ...

  5. Tax loss harvesting - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] The effectiveness of this approach is dependant of the tax rules in a particular jurisdiction. In the United States CBS News describes tax loss harvesting specifically as "selling an investment at a loss with the intention of ultimately repurchasing the same investment after the IRS's 30 day window on wash sales has expired." This ...

  6. Tax basis - Wikipedia

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    Generally, the adjustment cannot reduce tax basis below zero. The member's basis is also reduced for distributions, and increased by the member's share of partnership income. Under United States rules, [6] a partner's tax basis is increased to the extent the partner's share of the liabilities of the partnership increases. The partner's tax ...

  7. Cost basis - Wikipedia

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    Basis (or cost basis), as used in United States tax law, is the original cost of property, adjusted for factors such as depreciation. When a property is sold, the taxpayer pays/(saves) taxes on a capital gain /(loss) that equals the amount realized on the sale minus the sold property's basis.

  8. Capital loss - Wikipedia

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    Special wash sale rules apply if the same or substantially similar asset is bought, acquired, or optioned within 30 days before or after the sale. [4] According to 26 U.S.C. §121, a capital loss on the sale of a primary residence is generally tax-exempt. [citation needed]. IRC 165(c) is a stronger source that limits the loss on the sale of a ...

  9. Adjusting entries - Wikipedia

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    The revenue recognition principle is the basis of making adjusting entries that pertain to unearned and accrued revenues under accrual-basis accounting. They are sometimes called Balance Day adjustments because they are made on balance day.