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Active Internet Traders - tax questions & answers
An SI Board Since January 1999
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Emcee:  Robert A. Green, CPA Type:  Unmoderated
Active Internet Traders can be treated differently for tax purposes (receive many more tax breaks) than regular Internet Investors. "Active" includes day trading but also lower levels of active trading. You can still qualify for these tax breaks if you have a full-time job besides your active trading. A full explanation is freely available at greencompany.com

This topic is intended to be used by Active Traders to post questions about their special tax status and for interested tax professionals to post answers.

It is not too late to get these tax benefits on your 1998 income tax returns. Whether you made or lost money trading in 1998, you can pretty easily increase your 1998 tax refund by $5,000. These new "Traders in Securities" tax breaks became law in 1997 and 1998. 1998, is the first full tax year for which these tax breaks can be utilized. Unfortunately, these new tax breaks are not widely known and some accountants don't realize that their clients may qualify to use them.

You can read free information all about these trader tax status laws and benefits in the Traders' section at the Web site greencompany.com

Please come back here at this topic page of SI Short-term Trader Stock Talk to post your questions and answers.
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31Colin Cody-8/4/1999
30 A bit off topic - I'm not sure how to start a new topic heading and need soCraig Monroe-7/16/1999
29 Colin or Robert -- wash sale help. I've read the Sched. D and Pub 550 instrMr.G-4/5/1999
28 Does anyone know if OEX and SPX options are considered 1256 contracts or are thDavid Penfield-4/1/1999
27 MARCH 18, 1999 is the date that Trader Status MTM elections are being significColin Cody-3/10/1999
26 Billy, If the stock is worthless you take a tax loss in the year it became wortColin Cody-3/6/1999
25 I bought a stock in 1998 that trading was halted by the sec. It has been severaBilly Shoemake-3/4/1999
24 Non tax answer, I took my wife skiing to Park City Utah for her birthday and ouRobert A. Green, CPA-2/11/1999
23 Robert, Man, I wish I was at the snow summit right now. I usually go to MammotJon K.-2/8/1999
22 Green back from skiing vacation to answer your questions. Answers. Let's Robert A. Green, CPA-2/8/1999
21 Colin, I understand the rule more clearly now. There are several things I neeDouble Dipper-2/8/1999
20 Billy, You can get a tax loss whenever you sell, as long as you're still brColin Cody-2/7/1999
19 Is it too late to sell a stock that was bought in 98 for a tax loss? Thanks Billy Shoemake-2/7/1999
18 Kevin, all you need to do is stay completely OUT of the stock with a wash sale Colin Cody-2/7/1999
17 Collin, Thanks for the link. I violated just about every part of the wash rulDouble Dipper-2/7/1999
16 Kevin, You have not presented enough information on the transactions, and that&Colin Cody-2/7/1999
15 I am looking for a good way to keep records of my trades. Does anyone know of aArtAlley-2/7/1999
14 I have a question regarding the Wash Rule and am hoping someone else has run iDouble Dipper-2/6/1999
13 You are asking a legal question. Proof is based on evidence, facts and circumsColin Cody-2/4/1999
12 Colin, if I say I am a momentum investor, how can they prove or disprove my claJon K.-2/4/1999
11 The new regulations are being distributed currently. Some people on the interColin Cody-2/4/1999
10 Colin, Who asked you?, are you Mr. Green? I don't like your answers. . . SJon K.-2/4/1999
9 <i>Let's assume I make $100,000/yr from my full time job. Also made $Colin Cody-2/4/1999
8 Bob, >><i>Ask your trader tax questions, I will try to answer themJon K.-2/4/1999
7 Thanks for your generous offer, Robert: I didn't think you would reply aftJon K.-1/28/1999
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