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thanks guy. I get it. bottom line is that if the $ was reported in W2, it is the discount portion of the ESPP and cannot be offset with capital loss.

Hi, can ESPP (employee stock purchase plan) gains be used to offset stock investment losses? ESPP gains typically get reported in the W2 like ordinary income. But they are technically like short-term capital gains. If so, can they be used to offset short-term capital losses from other transactions ...