capital loss
noun[CorU]
ukusACCOUNTING,FINANCE
alossas aresultof thesaleof anasset:
incur/suffer a capital lossInvestorsbuyingnow willsufferacapitallossatmaturity.
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capital loss
Likewise subtracting dollar amounts that represent different amounts of purchasing power may result in an apparent capital gain which is actually acapitalloss.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It's equivalent to acapitallossof $50 billion.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By receiving shares instead of cash the realisation of the capital asset can be delayed to take better advantage ofcapitallossoffsets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.By 1991, there was a substantial unrealizedcapitallosson that investment.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are limits on how much netcapitallossmay reduce other taxable income.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Speculative demand refers to real balances held for the purpose of avoidingcapitallossfrom holding bonds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.An investor who sells can realize the resultantcapitalloss, which may then be deducted under the applicablecapitallossrules.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A rise in interest rate causes aftermarket bond prices to fall, and that implies acapitallossfrom holding bonds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, corporations may reduce other federal taxable income by a netcapitallossand certain deductions are more limited.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In other words, the loss is treated as a short-termcapitallosseven if it was originally a long-termcapitalloss.
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