Welcome Guest. Register Now!  



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 01-22-2008, 02:36 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 10
Should Congress increase the annual limits of Capital Losses of $3,000 per year?

With losses mounting from Stock losses and no turnaround visible in the near term, I should Congress should increase the $3,000 capital losses per year!

Anybody have any idea if this is being considered for 2008?



Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit! stumble!bookmark in google!Share on Facebook!
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 01-22-2008, 03:07 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 14
Should Congress increase the $3,000 limit on Capital Losses per Year?

Geat proposal!

But, common get real! Congress will never go for it because it will cost a lot of lost tax revenues.

Just think of the dreaded AMT tax, they only talk about getting rid of it but when it comes time to vote, they shy away because it will cost a loss of $1 Trillion over 10 years!!!!!



Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit! stumble!bookmark in google!Share on Facebook!
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 01-22-2008, 03:11 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 11
Should Congress increase the $3,000 limit on Capital Losses per Year?

My thoughts are to fully support this proposal as well..

I still have not been able to deduct my capital losses incurred during the bubble burst of 2001-2002! My tech losses were in excess of $100,000 and since these losses i stopped investing completely.

So, at the most my CPA told me that I can only writeoff of $3,000 per year! That's ridulous to say the least..It will take me 33 years to writeoff off my losses.



Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit! stumble!bookmark in google!Share on Facebook!
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 07-06-2008, 04:03 PM
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 9
Yes Congress Should raise it but if NOT try MTM

I hold my stocks for a very short period of time so I loose the capitol gains benefit any way. I sometimes even day trade. So after learning that I could only deduct 3000 as losses I was shocked.

Solution: I filed market to market election which treats my investments as ordinary income and lets me write off ALL MY LOSSES as NOL's

read this website that explains more:
TRADER TAX STATUS

Not only can you write off losses but you can write off equipment such as computers, seminars,trader education, and so much more.

There are certain requirements you have to meet such as proving you spend more than part time working on trading stocks. However I trade alot and for me this was the best advantage.

It is not for everyone!



Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!Reddit! stumble!bookmark in google!Share on Facebook!
Reply With Quote
Ads
Reply



Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Google Buzz Rss Feeds

» Categories
 
Individual
 » Income
 » IRA/Sep
 » Medical
 
Corporations
 » Payroll
 
Forum for CPAs
 
Financial Planning
 
 
 

» Recent Tax Q&A
No Threads to Display.