TradeLog Blog

We are working to expand our Service Provider network to offer our customers more options when they need assistance with reconciling their trades. Trader Tax Solutions is a team of expert TradeLog users who can help you with reconciliation of your trade history and tax form preparation to meet specific IRS filing deadlines, or monthly/quarterly maintenance of your TradeLog TaxFiles and wash sale tracking as you near the end of each tax year.

Reconciling the Form 1099-B data provided by your broker with TradeLog software can be challenging due to different IRS reporting rules for the broker and the individual taxpayer. Watch as we guide you step-by-step through the process.

Learn how to report the cash settled exercise of a Section 1256 contract for IRS tax reporting.

Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are becoming more and more popular. Did you know that ETF options can have special tax handling? Some of these options qualify as section 1256 contracts. Under Section 1256 the gains and losses are treated as 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains/losses, regardless of the holding period. What qualifies an ETF option as Section 1256 depends on it's structure and whether the option is listed or over-the-counter.

Do you trade futures or index options? If so, then you need to know about newly enhanced support for these instruments in TradeLog software. With the release of TradeLog version 9.3 traders and investors can not only identify section 1256 contracts but also generate accurate tax reporting at year-end.