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Changes in the estate tax will have to wait until the fall. 06-24-2009
Work is going on behind the scenes right now, but the health care reform legislation has top priority. We still expect Congress to keep the estate ...
 
Law Offers Special Tax Breaks for Small Business; Act Now and Save, IRS Says! 05-29-2009
Small Business Week is May 17 to 23, and the Internal Revenue Service urges small businesses to act now and take advantage of tax-saving opportunit...
 
Spring Cleaning? Start By Sorting Your Stock Index Options 05-18-2009
One of life’s enduring pleasures is the rejuvenating arrival of spring. Invigorated by the welcome return of mild temperatures, we exorcise winter ...
 
Wedding Bells Can Ring In Tax Savings for Two 05-11-2009
Ah, spring! The season of renewal, spontaneity, romance – and of course, tax planning.

If your thoughts of love are likely to lead ...
 
Tinkering with Capital Gains Tax Rate a Worrisome Trend 03-12-2009

In the midst of a once-in-a-lifetime (we ...

 
Uncle Sam Wants to Know All About Your Foreign Affairs 02-17-2009
Some of the greatest movies of all time involve foreign affairs, most notably the king of all date movies, “Casablanca” starring Ingrid Bergman and...
 
Looking to Duck the Wash Sale Rule? Don’t Use Your IRA 02-17-2009
The wash sale rule, that Gordian knot of trader taxation, just took a few more strange twists and kinks, thanks to a recent, somewhat baffling ruli...
 
Steer Your Retirement Ship Toward Six Islands of Savings 02-17-2009
The recent stock market tsunami has battered retirement plans great and small, eroding the value of underlying holdings and turning once-golden dre...
 
Could Your Tax Records Pass the Presidential Sniff Test? 09-15-2008

What an election year, huh? Come to think of it, make that two election years that this endurance march leading up to the 2008 presidential ...

 
Tax Errors For 2007 Reviewed During Online Accounting Seminar 07-16-2008
Phoenix, AZ – August 5, 2008 – Traders Accounting , the largest online resource for tax planning advice for day traders, announced a new o...
 
For Real Summer Fun, Take the Family to Deductionland! 07-08-2008
Welcome to Deductionland, America’s tax-smart theme park! Thrill to the Accelerated Depreciation roller coaster! Splash down in the Wash Sale Whi...
 
Online Accounting Seminar Reviews Biggest Tax Blunders For 2007 05-29-2008
Phoenix, AZ – June 25, 2008 – Traders Accounting, the largest online resource for day trading and advice on tax planning, announced the new onlin...
 
Haste Makes Risk When It Comes to Filing Federal Tax Returns 04-04-2008
Trading is a fast-paced business where the race often goes to the swift of mouse. But when it comes to filing your federal income tax return, tha...
 
Looking to Duck the Wash Sale Rule? Don’t Use Your IRA 03-26-2008
The wash sale rule, that Gordian knot of trader taxation, just took a few more strange twists and kinks, thanks to a recent, somewhat baffling ru...
 
Tax Problems Linger; Get Expert Advice on Tax Planning From Tax Deduction Consultants 03-21-2008
Traders Accounting Alleviates Day Trading Tax Woes By Offering Tax Action Plan

Phoenix, AZ – March 24 2008 – Traders Accounting, the l...
 
Accounting Seminar Reviews Income Tax Deductions For Day Traders 03-10-2008
Bloomington, MN – March 11, 2008 -- Traders Accounting, the largest online resource for day trading services and day trader tax planning, ha...
 
Top Rated Accounting Seminar Hosts One Day Training For Day Traders 02-28-2008
Phoenix, AZ – March 3, 2008 -- Traders Accounting, the largest online resource for day trading services and trader tax planning, has annou...
 
Understanding Day Trading And Taxes, What’s It Worth? 02-20-2008
New York, NY – February 21, 2008 -- Traders Accounting, the largest online resource for day trading services and tax planning, has announc...
 
IRS Tax Forms (Sort Of) Make Sense of Federal Income Tax 02-14-2008
In this highly charged election year, the annual bloodletting ritual known as federal income tax is once again coming under fire for being capric...
 
A Great Tax Coach Can Make 2008 Your Championship Season 02-12-2008
Don’t you love New Year’s Day? It’s the one opportunity we day traders have each year to count up the score, post our win-loss record and do our ...
 
Boston Accounting Seminar Offers Best Practices for Day Trading and Taxes 02-04-2008
Boston, MA – February 09, 2008 -- Traders Accounting, the largest online resource for day trading and tax planning services, announced the new Tr...
 
Don't Be Hung Out to Dry By Wash Sales 01-21-2008
The Internal Revenue Service loves to tax capital gains, but they are just as diligent to disallow capital losses that might offset those lucrati...
 
CEO of Traders Accounting To Offer Key Advice On Tax Planning During Their Day Trading Training Seminar On January 24th. 01-21-2008
Tax Education Offered By Leading Online Day Trading Accountants.

CEO of Traders Accounting To Offer Key Advice On Tax Planning D...
 
New Year’s Resolution: Get Tax Smart! 01-14-2008
Day Trading Training Seminar On January 19th To Offer Key Advice On Tax Planning.

Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 15, 2008 -- Tr...
 
Best Way to Avoid Cardiac Moments? Accurate and Timely Trade Accounting 09-24-2007
Put yourself for a moment in the shoes of one Anna E. Charlton, an adjunct law professor at Rutgers University who, along with her law professor ...
 
It’s BAAAACK! Are You Ready for a Kinder, Gentler Random IRS Audit 08-28-2007
As traders, where would we be without research data? It’s the very lifeblood of what we do. Without it, our trading would quickly grind to a halt...
 
D’oh! Even Homer Simpson May Be At Risk of an IRS Random Audit! 07-31-2007
In The Simpson’s Movie, one of this summer’s most eagerly anticipated films, hapless Homer loses his job and puts Springfield at risk after he ac...
 
The Godfather’s Advice on the Personal Holding Company Tax? Forget About It! 05-10-2007
The various “Godfather” books and movies were an early primer on how life works. Big organizations, whether the Mafia or the United States govern...
 
Haste Makes Risk When It Comes to Filing Federal Tax Returns 03-23-2007
Trading is a fast-paced business where the race often goes to the swift of mouse. But when it comes to filing your federal income tax return, tha...
 
Could Successful Appeal Prompt Changes in Mark-to-Market Regs? 03-13-2007
One of the most attractive aspects of trading as a business is the ability to set up your own pension fund, commonly known as a 401(k). Businesses...
 
It Was a Very Good Year - for IRS Audits, That Is! 01-25-2007
On New Year’s Eve, it’s only natural to reflect on what we’ve accomplished during the previous 12 months. But this year, the Internal Revenue Servi...
 
IRS Hires Help to Harvest $1.4 billion in Uncontested Debt 01-25-2007
After several years of playing defense against assaults from all sides, the Internal Revenue Service is stepping up its offense this fall by outsou...
 
Good Tax Tidings for 2006, Whether You’re Naughty or Nice 12-01-2006
Ah, the festive holiday season! A roaring fire, a warm cup of eggnog and seasonal music on the sound system as the family, bundled in their jammi...
 
Chicago Exchange Merger Creates Super-Market for Derivatives 11-17-2006
When titans collide, the earth shakes. When mega-corps merge, the markets quake. But what will happen when the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and th...
 
Don’t Be Tempted by Offshore Tax Shelters 11-17-2006
When it comes to financial planning, the Internet has done wonders to level the playing field between wealthy corporate fat cats and the rest of ...
 
Home Sweet Home (Office) Deductions Keep Getting Sweeter 11-17-2006
Let’s face it: The luxury of working from home is one of the major perks of being a self-employed trader. Goodbye to rush hour commutes, silly dres...
 
Probing Questions, Interesting Answers from IRS Man 09-25-2006
It’s often said that the only stupid question is the one that’s not asked. In that spirit, we’ve compiled several seemingly simple tax questions ...
 
Lost in Translation: Foreign Exchange Tax Codes (Part III) 09-25-2006
Section 1256: Lovable Tax Savings for Futures Traders. It’s not often in the complex world of trader tax accounting that we stumble upon an out-a...
 
Lost in Translation: Foreign Exchange Tax Codes (Part II) 09-25-2006
Section 988: Worst Case for Gains, Best Case for Losses. The world ’round, life seems to come in twos: Heads and tails. Regular and premium. Stan...
 
Lost in Translation: Foreign Exchange Tax Codes (Part I) 09-25-2006
Remember that hit movie “Lost in Translation,” in which a clueless Bill Murray wanders dumbstruck through the foreign and thoroughly baffling wor...
 
Tax “stuff” you probably want to know! 09-25-2006
And you thought the new prescription plan was a mess! A giant surcharge on Medicare Part B premiums is to become an issue to high-income taxpayer...
 
Single Member LLCs - Beware of the Disregarded Entity. 09-25-2006
Asset protection planning is only one of several very important issues that should be considered when choosing the appropriate business entity. Ho...
 
Roth and Roll! New Roth 401(k) Blows the Lid Off Tax-Free Retirement Plans 09-25-2006
In what may well be the most generous tax giveaway in recent memory, Congress has combined the best features of the popular Roth IRA and tradition...
 
Mark-to-Market Makes a Magical Difference for Most Traders. 09-25-2006
Whenever we consider the benefits of trader tax status, the one item that tops the list is the ability to elect a special accounting method known ...
 
Medical Reimbursement Plans: Big Savings for Small C Corporations 09-25-2006
One of the things that corporate employees love most about the mother ship is the medical coverage. In fact, sometimes the only thing that’s even r...
 
Out with the Old, In with the New - Tax Changes, That Is 09-25-2006
Each January, the Internal Revenue Service rings in the New Year with a few policy changes, if for no other reason than to awaken dozing accountan...
 
Who Says You Can’t Trade Your IRA on Margin? 09-25-2006
Conventional wisdom has convinced many traders that they can’t trade their individual retirement account on margin or sell stock short. Fortunatel...
 
PRESS RELEASE: Traders Accounting Closes Arkansas Office, Consolidating All Departments to Their Phoenix Arizona Headquarters 09-25-2006
On October first this year Traders Accounting closed its tax office in Little Rock and moved the office to Phoenix to join with the rest of its de...
 
Even “Worthless” Stock Has Value at Tax Time. 09-25-2006
During the past few years, many traders have suddenly found themselves holding positions in companies that might as well be on life support: no pu...
 
Traders Will Feel Effects of Non-Trader Tax Changes. 09-25-2006
We typically use this space to discuss the many aspects of taxation specific to those who file as traders. But just because you are awarded trader...
 
Traders Enjoy Healthy Deductions for Medical Expenses. 09-25-2006
At tax time, many taxpayers feel like they’re giving blood to the Internal Revenue Service if not actually on life support. Traders can stem some o...
 
You Say You’re a Trader? Be Prepared to Prove It to the IRS! 09-25-2006
The first and perhaps biggest hurdle that every new trader faces come tax time is to convince the Internal Revenue Service that you are, in fact, ...
 
How to Calculate Capital Gains for Traders and Investors. 09-25-2006
Unless you have an interest in accounting, the intricacies of the tax code with regard to capital gains and losses are most likely to bring on hea...
 
Keep Up With Your Estimated Quarterly Taxes…Or Else! 09-25-2006
Uncle Sam can be reasonable, and at times even generous, when it comes to its tax rules for traders, but on one issue it is infamously inflexible:...
 
Travel Expenses: Hit the Road to Tax Deductions 09-25-2006
Self-employed traders are always pleased to discover that, with a little planning, you can mix business with pleasure and deduct most of your trav...
 
Attractive 401(k) Plans Await Traders Who Think business. 09-25-2006
One of the most attractive aspects of trading as a business is the ability to set up your own pension fund, commonly known as a 401(k). Businesses...
 
What’s Trader Tax Status Worth? Here’s How You’d Fare Without It! 09-25-2006
The Internal Revenue Service has two tax classifications for individuals who buy and sell securities, mutual funds, options, futures, commodities ...
 
How Do You Qualify as a Trader? Good Question! 09-25-2006
If you're a new securities trader or thinking about becoming one, you're probably wondering: What's all this fuss over trader tax status? You make ...
 
Home-based Traders Enjoy Home, Sweet Home (Office) Deductions 09-25-2006
One of the many lifestyle benefits of trading is the opportunity to work from home - no stressful commute, overbearing boss, dress code or tedio...
 
How to Deduct the Maximum Amount of Trader Expenses. 09-25-2006
Oh, the Deductible Expenses You’ll Know as a Trader! Repeat after me these three magic words: “ordinary, necessary and reasonable.”

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The Power of Mark to Market Accounting 09-25-2006
After securing your trader tax status, the most important tax move a trader can make is to elect the mark-to-market accounting method. The mark-to...
 
Eight Steps to Successful Trader Tax Filing 09-25-2006
Each New Year brings to a close a trading tax cycle and officially begins the preparation for our annual reckoning with the Internal Revenue Servi...
 
Futures: What You Trade Determines How You’re Taxed. 09-25-2006
Futures trading covers a vast array of trading instruments, from stock indices and U.S. Treasury bonds to precious metals, energy sources such as o...
 
LLC + C Corporation = A Tax-wise Combination 09-25-2006
Incorporation has many advantages for traders who want to grow their wealth by reinvesting profits and deducting trading expenses with a firm con...
 
New U. S. "Trader in Securities" Tax Court Case 09-25-2006
A new United States Tax Court case was released this month. Frank Chen filed as a trader, got audited, and lost. Find out all the critical details:...
 
Are Medical Expenses Making You Ill? The IRS Has the Cure! 09-20-2006
Business owners who operate under an entity structure that includes a C corporation have reason to celebrate. The IRS just announced a new policy t...
 
 
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Jun 24, 2009
Changes in the estate tax will have to wait until the fall.
Work is going on behind the scenes right now, but the health care reform legislation has top priority. We still expect Congress to keep the estate tax at this year’s level in 2010, voiding the one-year repeal scheduled for 2010. Thus, this year’s ...

May 29, 2009
Law Offers Special Tax Breaks for Small Business; Act Now and Save, IRS Says!
Small Business Week is May 17 to 23, and the Internal Revenue Service urges small businesses to act now and take advantage of tax-saving opportunities included in the recovery law.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), en...

May 18, 2009
Spring Cleaning? Start By Sorting Your Stock Index Options
One of life’s enduring pleasures is the rejuvenating arrival of spring. Invigorated by the welcome return of mild temperatures, we exorcise winter in a ritual known as spring cleaning.

Away go the parkas, sweaters and snow boots, re...



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