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Capital Gain is when you sell an asset for more than it cost you and make a profit and Capital Loss is when you sell and asset for less than it cost you, therefore making a loss.


In other words the Mr Macauber principal!

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If your home was repossessed by the bank can the difference between the original price paid and the balance of the mortgage be declared as a capital loss with IRS taxes?

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