Your return, scored in plain language
Overall: Yellow
Reasonable basis with gaps. We can show you exactly what would move this to green.
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Yellow
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Red
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Lot Reconstruction — Alternatives EmittedTransactions LoadedYellow Specialist ReviewNo Transaction Data UploadedTransactions Yellow ReviewResident Long-Term Gain OnlyResident QD+LTCGResident W-2 OnlyResident IRA DeductionResident HSA DeductionResident Student Loan InterestResident SALT Itemized OverrideResident Schedule A Review
Yellow Specialist Review
Structured capital transaction input is present and the backend packet carries a yellow review finding with backend authority citations and deterministic trace support.
Reported carryforward differs from deterministic result
YellowReasonable basis with gaps. We can show you exactly what would move this to green.
Reported treatment shifts from Reported next-year carryforward ST 2000.00 / LT 1000.00 to Deterministic carryforward ST 3000.00 / LT 1000.00.
The authority we rely on
IRC Section 1211(b): Individuals may deduct capital losses only up to the annual statutory limit against ordinary income.IRC Section 1212(b): Unused net capital losses may carry forward to future taxable years for individuals.Schedule D Instructions: Capital loss carryovers should be tracked year over year and documented to the filed return.Publication 550 - Capital gains and losses: Publication 550 explains capital gains and losses, including netting and reporting concepts relevant to individual investors.Topic No. 409 - Annual limit and carryover: Topic No. 409 summarizes the annual capital-loss limit and carryover concept for individual taxpayers.Adverse authority - Schedule D Instructions: If a worksheet phrasing question conflicts with the statutory annual loss limit, the Code controls.Signal is self-preparation software. You are the filer. The bands above are deterministic scores against the authority stack — not legal advice and not a preparer opinion. Signal does not prepare returns for compensation, does not e-file, and does not choose filing positions on your behalf. See terms.
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