# Deadline for tax loss harvesting

**URL:** https://tradingqna.com/t/deadline-for-tax-loss-harvesting/192489
**Category:** Taxation
**Created:** [March 20, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/deadline-for-tax-loss-harvesting/192489 "2026-03-20T09:52:01Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author: ![jagira](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/jagira/32/3579_2.png) [@jagira](https://tradingqna.com/u/jagira)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 9:52am UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/deadline-for-tax-loss-harvesting/192489/1 "2026-03-20T09:52:01Z")

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Hey @Quicko,

30th March is the last trading day for 2026. Can we sell stocks on 30th March for tax loss harvesting?

Does IT dept look at trade date or settlement date?

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### Author: ![Passionate\_trader](https://tradingqna.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ea5d25/32.png) [@Passionate\_trader](https://tradingqna.com/u/Passionate_trader)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/deadline-for-tax-loss-harvesting/192489/2 "2026-03-20T16:17:08Z")

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@Quicko guys just dont care about queries or feedbacks.  
Maybe @Jason_Castelino can help

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### Author: ![Jason\_Castelino](https://tradingqna.com/user_avatar/tradingqna.com/jason_castelino/32/91357_2.png) [@Jason\_Castelino](https://tradingqna.com/u/Jason_Castelino)
#### Post date: [March 20, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://tradingqna.com/t/deadline-for-tax-loss-harvesting/192489/3 "2026-03-20T16:47:57Z")

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> [@jagira](#):
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> Does IT dept look at trade date or settlement date?

Trade date.