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How does the IRS wash sale rule trigger if I buy the same index fund in my brokerage account that is automatically bought in my 401k?

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How does the IRS wash sale rule trigger if I buy the same index fund in my brokerage account that is automatically bought in my 401k?
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IRS wash sale rule 401k retirement account substantially identical securities 30 days Publication 550Google ↗
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IRS Publication 550 wash sales IRA Roth IRA retirement account loss disallowedGoogle ↗
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IRS wash sale rule 401k retirement account substantially identical securities 30 days Publication 550 Google ↗
IRS Publication 550 wash sales IRA Roth IRA retirement account loss disallowed Google ↗

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IRS wash sale rule 401k retirement account substantially identical securities 30 days Publication 550
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IRS Publication 550 wash sales IRA Roth IRA retirement account loss disallowed
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