Tax-Loss Harvesting

Identify tax-loss harvesting opportunities across taxable household accounts.

17|4|Updated Mar 11, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/yuping322/financial-services-plugins-new --skill tax-loss-harvesting-yuping322
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Skill: Tax-Loss Harvesting
Source: https://github.com/yuping322/financial-services-plugins-new/tree/main/wealth-management/skills/tax-loss-harvesting
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/yuping322/financial-services-plugins-new --skill tax-loss-harvesting-yuping322

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

Identifies positions with unrealized losses across taxable accounts and provides a prioritized, compliant plan to harvest losses while managing wash sale risk and maintaining portfolio exposure.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Position Scanning & Prioritization: Scan household taxable accounts to find unrealized losses and rank candidates by absolute loss, short-term priority, and percent decline.
  • Gain/Loss Budgeting: Calculate realized gains/losses year-to-date, carryforwards, and a target harvesting amount with estimated tax savings by rate.
  • Replacement Security Selection: Recommend replacement ETFs or securities that preserve exposure without being substantially identical to avoid wash sales.
  • Wash Sale Compliance: Check 30-day lookback and forward windows across all household accounts and DRIPs, and document wash sale windows for each trade.
  • Execution & Tracking Outputs: Produce harvest opportunity lists, trade execution sheets, wash-sale calendars, and tax savings summaries for reporting and trade execution.

Quick Start

Scan taxable accounts for unrealized losses, produce a prioritized harvest list with suggested replacements and documented wash sale windows.

Frequently Asked Questions about Tax-Loss Harvesting

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I identify tax-loss harvesting opportunities across taxable investment accounts?

To identify tax-loss harvesting opportunities, scan household taxable accounts for unrealized losses and prioritize candidates by absolute loss, short-term priority, and percent decline to generate a compliant harvest plan.

How does wash sale compliance work when harvesting tax losses?

Wash sale compliance checks 30-day lookback and forward windows across all household accounts and DRIPs, documenting wash sale windows for each trade to prevent disallowed losses and ensure accurate tax tracking.

How do I calculate my gain and loss budget for year-end tax planning?

Calculate your gain and loss budget by computing realized gains and losses year-to-date, applying carryforwards, and determining a target harvesting amount with estimated tax savings categorized by applicable tax rate.

How do I select replacement securities to avoid wash sales during tax-loss harvesting?

Select replacement securities by recommending ETFs or other instruments that preserve your portfolio exposure without being substantially identical to the sold asset, maintaining market position while complying with wash sale rules.

Can I scan household-level taxable portfolios for short-term loss prioritization?

Yes, you can scan household-level taxable portfolios to find unrealized losses and prioritize short-term losses, applying opportunistic harvesting workflows to optimize tax efficiency across all linked accounts.

What outputs do I need to execute and track tax-loss harvesting trades?

To execute and track tax-loss harvesting, generate harvest opportunity lists, trade execution sheets, wash-sale calendars, and tax savings summaries for comprehensive reporting and accurate trade implementation.