Be aware of the wash sale rule enforced by the IRS. The rule is important for investors reassessing their market positions and looking to sell and repurchase declining stocks to offset losses.

A wash sale occurs when an investor sells an asset for a loss but repurchases it within 30 days. The wash-sale rule applies to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, options and futures but not yet to ...

There are legitimate ways to avoid the impact of the Wash Sale Rule. For example, an investor buys 100 shares of XYZ technology stock on Nov. 1 for $10,000. On December 15, the value of the 100 ...

The wash sale rule applies to stocks, contracts, options, and all other types of securities and trading. A wash sale occurs when an investor purchases a security 30 days before or 30 days after ...

Few taxpayers were interested in or needed to know the “wash sale” rules, until recently. When stock prices rose steadily, the wash sale rules didn’t come into play. The rules matter only ...

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The wash sale rule generally disallows tax deductions for losses from the sale or other disposition of stock or securities if you buy the same asset (or substantially similar one) within 30 days ...

There isn't much to get excited about when the stock market plummets – unless you're staring down a large capital gains tax bill. Since the IRS allows investors to deduct capital losses from ...

The 30-Day Wash Sale Rule To prevent investors from abusing ... As the tax-loss selling season approaches, keep a close eye on these energy stocks and others that may have underperformed.