short-term

short-term applies to the category of gains and losses arising from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for 1 year (6 months for taxable years beginning before 1977; 9 months for taxable years beginning in 1977) or less; the phraselong-termto the category of gains and losses arising from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for more than 1 year (6 months for taxable years beginning before 1977; 9 months for taxable years beginning in 1977). The fact that some part of a loss from the sale or exchange of a capital asset may be finally disallowed because of the operation of section 1211 does not mean that such loss is nottaken into account in computing taxable incomewithin the meaning of that phrase as used in sections 1222(2) and 1222(4).

Source

26 CFR § 1.1222-1


Scoping language

None
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