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Tax-Loss Harvesting Agent

Scans taxable accounts daily for harvestable losses, sells lots when net benefit exceeds a threshold, buys correlated replacement securities and manages wash-sale exposure across linked accounts, including direct-indexed portfolios.

Not yet specifiedAutonomousComplexity: High
This agent is in the backlog. Registered interest decides which agents are specified and prototyped next.

What it does

  • Identify lots with unrealized losses above threshold net of trading and replacement costs
  • Select primary/alternate/tertiary replacement securities
  • Route IRA/401(k) inflows to avoid wash sales
  • Apply TaxMin lot selection on withdrawals
  • Report realized losses and avoided wash sales

Systems and data it works with

  • Automated investing platform (e.g., Betterment, Wealthfront)
  • Custodian/OMS
  • Cost-basis engine
  • Direct indexing engine