recommend - the tax guide for traders by robert green

the book published in 2004 is the bible book of trader tax but kind of obsolete to current tax code. of course all the basic concept still works. Also you can search "green tax" for his informative web page.

We did not set up a formal company for trading, but do claim trader's status and file the profits in schedule C. I also changed accounting method to "Mark to Market in security trading" in 2010 following the instructions/examples in the book.

 

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• 回复：recommend - the tax guide for traders by robert green -bluesea_bluesea- ♂ (91 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:19:49

• 主要就是短期收益能否算公司长期资产增长。如果可以就值得做。 -云中飞燕- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:22:07

• this is unrealistic goal -R&D- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:27:41

• 那就算了。还是在退休帐户做合算。 -云中飞燕- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:29:32

• 'Market to market' might change everything... -tianfangye- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:22:18

• you can restrict the Mark to Market only in your trading activit -R&D- ♀ (140 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:27:00

• no any benefits.... -tianfangye- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:28:53

• benefit：simplify filings， no wash sale reportings -R&D- ♀ (59 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:44:40

• tax benefit---the real money cost is very big...... -tianfangye- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:48:33

• 那肯定。 -云中飞燕- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:50:39

• 做公司是否不受3000$抵税限制？ -云中飞燕- ♀ (6 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:52:29

• 是. 但是长期考虑你的交易是想挣钱的..... -tianfangye- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:54:46

• 那起码是公平交易。 -云中飞燕- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:58:37

• 实际上, 与公司与否无关, 个人trader税也可选"market to maket' -tianfangye- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 15:58:00

• tianfang确实明白 -R&D- ♀ (104 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 16:05:56

• 谢谢.过讲. 我也在学习. 十几年来自己报税.. -tianfangye- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 16:10:27

• 呵呵，lg trade４年我也报税４年。 -R&D- ♀ (76 bytes) () 05/26/2013 postreply 16:35:00