The wash sale rule is important when you are selling and rebuying stocks to offset losses.

Harvesting market losses is a great way to lower your tax bill. But don’t violate this key rule Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Anna-Louise Jackson is a contributor to Buy Side and an ...

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What is the wash-sale rule? Investors cannot claim a tax loss on the sale of a security if they buy a “substantially identical” security within 30 days before or after the sale, as per the wash-sale ...

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Institutional investors are harvesting ETF losses for tax purposes, then placing their assets in highly correlated funds — regardless of so-called wash-sale restrictions, a new study found. "While the ...

Before rebalancing your investment portfolio, learn how taxes, capital gains, wash-sale rules and account type can impact your returns and your taxes.

The IRS wash-sale rule does not currently apply to cryptocurrency because the IRS considers virtual currencies to be property rather than securities. In general, a taxpayer who exchanges ...

Selling losing investments to offset capital gains can be a great way to lower your tax bill. But be careful you don’t violate the Internal Revenue Service’s “wash sale” rule. As an investor, any time ...