Use the "Schedule D Income" section to model different types of capital gains/losses scenarios.
Enter short-term and long-term capital gains in the "Schedule D Income" section in their respective short-term and long-term worksheets, accessible by clicking the pencil icons circled below. Losses (including carryforwards) should be entered as negative numbers.
Holistiplan does not automatically carry forward losses from scenarios into future scenarios, since scenarios are not required to be entered sequentially. You will need to make sure any carryforwards are noted for calculation purposes. Be careful about simply assuming that the capital gains from a previous year will automatically repeat in all future years.
In the example above, we've recognized a $53,000 capital loss for our client in 2023, and the $50,000 capital loss carryforward is applied to 2024, and the client has an additional $22,500 of 2024 long-term gains that have been recognized. As with on Schedule D and the tax calculation, gains and losses are netted in the following order:
- Short-Term Gains/Losses are netted together.
- Long-Term Gains/Losses are netted together.
- Short-Term and Long-Term losses are netted against each other, with the remaining amount taking on the character (short-term or long-term) of those remaining gains/losses.
For gains related to the sale of collectibles taxed at 28%, enter those gains in the "Gains Taxed at 28%" line item above. Similarly, to enter depreciation recapture upon the sale of real estate, enter those capital gains as short-term or long-term gains depending on their holding period, and ALSO in the “Section 1250 Gain (Line 19) - Depreciation Recapture." Our article on Depreciation Recapture provides additional guidance on how to enter those Section 1250 Gains accurately.
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