How did you lose 30K last year? 2013 was a very good year for stocks anyway any net loss over $3,000 can be carried forward to future tax years. For example, if you have a net loss of $6,000, you would report a loss of $3,000 and carry forward $3,000 in losses to the next tax year. In the next year, if you had a net gain of $4,000, you would take off another $3,000 for your carry forward loss so you would only report gains of $1,000.

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Yes, your carryover gets listed on your taxes for next year. So if you profit next year is 27K then you pay no tax on it. You need to take a step back and evaluate your investing because your methods are clearly wrong. To lose 30K in a year where you could have thrown a dart and been +30K ..... you clearly need to evaluate before you lose more.

Some capital losses can be carried over from year to year.

Yes, you can absorb the entire loss in one year if you have enough gain to do so.

If I lost $30,000 in stocks last year can it be recouped in the coming years? I realize I can get $3,000 off taxes yearly. So lets say I had stock gains this year of $30,000. Would I owe no tax on this gain due to last years loses or would it not matter?