Published: Feb 03, 2022
The April tax deadline is approaching, are you running out of time? Consider the benefits of filing a tax extension. An extension grants six additional months from the IRS to finish and file your tax return. The great news: the IRS automatically grants this extension if you file your request on time. But there are some things you should know...
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Tags: trader taxes
Published: Dec 16, 2021
As the tax year comes to an end it's important for to understand wash sale effects from your trading and any negative consequences on your taxable gains. Using the TradeLog application, you can understand how wash sales affect your bottom line and then utilize reporting tools to help you potentially control and avoid harmful results.
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Tags: Wash Sales, Trader Taxes
Published: Mar 26, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has extended the deadline for filing 2019 federal tax returns and payments. Learn how this impacts you and what action you should take now.
We've collected important information and key updates. We'll update this page as more news arrives and the IRS provides relative guidance.
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Tags: 2019 Trader Taxes
Published: Jan 29, 2019

It's tax time again. Here's what you'll need to prepare accurate 2018 trader tax reporting, and then get it filed on time in 2019!
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Tags: 2018 Taxes, Wash Sales, Trader Taxes, 1099-B
Published: Jun 04, 2018

The trader world continues to evolve with new trading products and the interpretation of tax rules to go with them. Exchange-traded notes (ETNs) have come under more scrutiny by tax experts in recent years, especially the treatment of volatility ETNs which have become very popular products. Recent improvements to TradeLog Software provide enhanced support for traders of ETNs.
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Tags: Trader Taxes, ETN
Published: May 17, 2017
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.
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Tags: trade accounting, trade reconciliation, Trader Taxes, active trader, TradeLog, TradeLog News, IRS tax forms, tax software, 2016 taxes, Form 8949, Form 6781, Form 4797, Mark-to-Market, MTM, Wash Sales, TaxFile, Service Provider, Section 1256, Section 475f, trader status
Published: Apr 15, 2017
Our TradeLog Support Team is pleased to offer our customers extended support through to Tuesday, April 18th.
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Tags: TradeLog, TradeLog News, Trader Taxes, active trader, 2016 taxes, IRS tax forms, tax software, filing extension, Form 6781, Form 8949, Form 4868, Service Provider, trade accounting, trade reconciliation, gains and losses
Published: Mar 24, 2017
A discussion of what the more common mandatory actions are, why companies choose to execute these events and how TradeLog users can effectively and accurately account for these actions on their trader tax forms.
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Tags: stock split, merger, acquisition, spinoff, rights, warrants, Corporate Actions, dividends, CUSIP, bonus issue, buybacks, buyouts, tax software, trader taxes, active trader, TradeLog
Published: Mar 22, 2017
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.
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Tags: TradeLog, TradeLog Tips, Trader Taxes, active trader, IRS tax forms, 1099-B, Form 8949, MTM, Mark-to-Market, Section 1256, Futures, Gross Proceeds, cost basis
Published: Mar 13, 2017
Free trial users and previous users who are getting back into the swing of things with TradeLog, this webinar is for you!
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Tags: TradeLog, TradeLog Tips, Trader Taxes, active trader, 2016 taxes, IRS tax forms, tax software, Wash Sales