Looking Ahead: Filing 2012 Taxes for Traders and Investors
Published: Dec 28, 2012
As a new year approaches you may be wondering what’s in store for 2012 tax filing. Here is some early information to help you plan and prepare.
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Published: Dec 28, 2012
As a new year approaches you may be wondering what’s in store for 2012 tax filing. Here is some early information to help you plan and prepare.
Published: Dec 11, 2012
An article in last week’s Investopedia.com explained some of the broad differences in brokerage houses. One aspect many investors and traders give no thought to when choosing a broker is the necessary tax reporting. The 2011 tax year revealed disturbing problems as some brokers simply could not provide accurate 1099-B reports for many clients!
Published: Dec 11, 2012
Yes! You read that correctly: Wash sales in an IRA can have severe consequences! This often-overlooked part of the IRS wash sale rules must not be ignored by active traders and investors.
Published: Dec 04, 2012
Wash sales can happen all year long, but wash sales that occur in December and January are the ones to watch. Why? Because wash sales that happen in December and January can potentially increase your taxable capital gains for the year! In this post we’ll review what a wash sale is and their potential negative effect. Plus, we'll illustrate how to use TradeLog to monitor wash sale effects on your trades.
Published: Sep 04, 2012
In July we announced changes to our technical support service for TradeLog. Here are some questions and detailed answers regarding these changes that you may be interested in.
Published: Jan 11, 2012
Updating your TradeLog software is very important. Here are some reasons why, as well as tricks for keeping your software up-to-date easily:
Published: Jan 11, 2012
When TradeLog users fail to follow year end instructions carefully, the result is often problems of some sort. From importing the needed data, to reconciling and ending the tax year - doing these steps correctly can make a difference in the accuracy of reports and more! Here are a few tips when it comes to using TradeLog at the end of the year…
Published: Jan 11, 2012
The IRS has published some top tax tips to make tax time easier on you. Even though your return is not due until April, you can get an early start now! Here are some of the Internal Revenue Service’s top tips that may be helpful for you:
Published: Jan 11, 2012
We have put together a list of important dates that affect many active traders and investors for tax reporting. Most traders have a little extra time for filing this year, so check out what deadlines affect you!