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» From: Bethany, MO

Dear TaxMama:

I really enjoy your site - wish I had found it sooner.

We are 67 and 66 years old. We have owned 2000 shares of stock that we paid $7. ea for, $14,000.

It has dropped to a current value of about $5,000 total.

If we were to sell, could the loss be deducted? I know we pay whenever there is a profit on a sale, but how about a loss?

Also can 60% of our nursing home insurance be deducted like our self-employed health insurance is?

Thanks.

Rosalie

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Dear Rosalie,

Thanks so much for all the kind words.

Yes, you can deduct the losses on your stock. Unfortunately, the deductions are limited to only $3,000 per year above any other profits you might have. So, the year you want to sell those losers, do some planning. See if you can also sell something at a profit. You'd get that profit essentially tax-free that year. Otherwise, you'd have to spread that loss over several years.

Your nursing home insurance is a medical expense. You can deduct 100% of it, sort of. The sort of? Since it's a medical expense, it first has to me more than 7.5% of your Adjusted Gross Income (that's the number at the bottom of your Form 1040 page 1). Then, you also have to be able to itemize.

But if you have a mortgage, you're already itemizing, so ....

I do hope this helps.

Best wishes,

Eva Rosenberg
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