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December 4, 2024
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I have $50,000 in cryptocurrency losses carried over from last year, can I do an Ira conversion into a Roth and pay my taxes by using my crypto losses?

  • December 4, 2024
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    Best answer by dmertz

    Cryptocurrency gains and losses are treated as capital gains and losses.  If after applying the carryover losses against capital gains you have losses left over, a maximum of $3,000 of the capital losses can be applied against ordinary income.  Any losses remaining after applying $3,000 against ordinary income will continue to carry forward.

     

    The taxable amount of a Roth conversion simply adds to ordinary income.

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    Employee
    December 4, 2024

    Your loss in crypto is a capital loss so only $3,000 of that loss can offset the ordinary income from your conversion. 

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    Employee
    December 4, 2024

    Cryptocurrency gains and losses are treated as capital gains and losses.  If after applying the carryover losses against capital gains you have losses left over, a maximum of $3,000 of the capital losses can be applied against ordinary income.  Any losses remaining after applying $3,000 against ordinary income will continue to carry forward.

     

    The taxable amount of a Roth conversion simply adds to ordinary income.