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Wash Sale Rule

The wash sale rule is a tax rule that disallows a loss if the same or a substantially identical security was acquired within 30 days before or after the loss sale.

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If I sell all of a stock before the end of the year can there be a wash sale?

Selling every share of a stock before year-end does not automatically prevent a wash sale; the IRS disallows a loss if the same or a “substantially identical” security was acquired within 30 days befo...