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The business-loss year-end check

If your business is heading for a big loss year, do not assume it wipes out your other income. A rule called the excess business loss limitation caps how much of that loss you can use against non-business income, and the cap dropped in 2026. This free one-pager helps you see whether it applies to you and what to do before year-end.

What is inside

• Whether the cap even applies to you, with the 2026 thresholds.
• The order your loss has to survive before the cap bites: basis, at-risk, then passive.
• What income actually raises the cap, and what quietly does not.
• The moves to make before year-end, and what to bring to your advisor.