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December 7, 2019
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When selling a non-performing stock within an IRA (it has not been declared worthless), can the money that was lost be shown as a long term loss on Schedule D?

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Best answer by sjrcpa

No. Gains and losses within an IRA have no income tax consequences to the IRA owner.

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sjrcpaAnswer
Level 15
December 7, 2019

No. Gains and losses within an IRA have no income tax consequences to the IRA owner.

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Level 8
December 7, 2019

You get the benefit of the loss when you do not have to take that lost money out of your IRA.


abctax55
Level 15
December 7, 2019

Susan & Jane are correct.  PLUS, unless you've made non-deductible contributions, you don't have any basis in the IRA anyway (translation, there isn't a tax loss).

Prior to 1.1.18 - if there was a tax loss (you've made non-deductible contributions OR it's Roth IRA), all similar accounts have to be closed to capture the loss.  Said loss was deductible as a miscellaneous itemized deduction, subject to the 2% haircut - pre TCJA.

I don't know off the top of my head if that 2% issue was changed by TCJA ( I vaguely remember it being discussed?) but if not, 2% miscellaneous deductions are gone.

And that *loss* never went on Schedule D.

Plus you've never been able to write off a loss that hasn't even occurred yet....non-performing stocks don't trigger deductible losses any more than ones doing really well trigger reportable gains.

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