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IRS, Tax related strategies--Traders

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533	softcash, most mutual funds end their tax year on 10/31. October is the month f	Mama Bear	-	10/24/1998
532	Is October really a tax selling month? For most the tax year runs from Jan to	softcash	-	10/24/1998
531	Here are 2 more complicated wash sale examples, do you know how? Example	softcash	-	10/21/1998
530	Egg on my face. Alright, I see now. (gg) Anyway, I really wasn't addressi	WallStBum	-	10/20/1998
529	>>...you've PROVEN MY POINT! Are you speaking to me? Are you sure	Spots	-	10/20/1998
528	I can't help myself and since Colin was responding to some dialogue I start	WallStBum	-	10/20/1998
527	Colin, in an old post you responded to: <b>WSB, <i>Having to send	Spots	-	10/19/1998
526	Yes, I trade through them, among others. Good service, low (but not lowest) co	mod	-	10/16/1998
525	You use them?	WallStBum	-	10/16/1998
524	Wit Capital is a start-up investment bank looking to bring IPOs to the masses,	mod	-	10/16/1998
523	At least I use Quicken so I can download to Excel reformat for IRS and then I j	WallStBum	-	10/15/1998
522	What, you're done already? I'm still waiting for a call back from my C	mod	-	10/14/1998
521	Dennis, IMO no self-employment medical ins deduction either. no IRA, no keogh	Colin Cody	-	10/14/1998
520	Well, since it IS October 14th, I figured now was as good a time as any to get	WallStBum	-	10/14/1998
519	Colin, I take it the same would apply to the self-employed health insurance de	mod	-	10/14/1998
518	Thanks for your answer...this thread /yourself...have been extraordinarily help	Pierre Borczuk	-	10/14/1998
517	Pierre, Trader Status is "designated" by your facts & circumstanc	Colin Cody	-	10/13/1998
516	How do you designate yourself as a trader...is there a special form one files	Pierre Borczuk	-	10/13/1998
515	Colin, I agree that trading does not generate self-employment income, at least	mod	-	10/12/1998
514	Dennis, I am not that familiar with the details of the MSA, but if you are requ	Colin Cody	-	10/12/1998
513	OK, here's a tougher one. Let's say I've been filing as a trader (	mod	-	10/10/1998
512	<i>what exactly is "mark to market?"</i> As Colin says,	Kaye Thomas	-	10/10/1998
511	<i>Would you then have to pay SS tax?</i> At first this was unclea	Kaye Thomas	-	10/10/1998
510	You "pretend" that you sold all those stocks at the close of business	Colin Cody	-	10/9/1998
509	sorry for the ignorance, but what exactly is "mark to market?"	Spike	-	10/9/1998

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