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There are two ways to collect capital gains tax. The standard method is withholding tax (opt-in). The standard method provided for by law is withholding at source. This means that the insurance company automatically withholds the tax when the lump-sum payment is made and remits it to the tax authorities. You can include these capital gains on your tax return to take advantage of the annual exemption and to deduct any capital losses. With the other method, there is no withholding tax (opt-out

Realized capital losses may be deducted from realized capital gains, provided they relate to the same category of financial assets and were realized in the same year.Capital losses are always deducted through the tax return (see below). You must therefore request this deduction yourself.However, it is not possible to carry forward capital losses to the following year.