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Day Trading For Dummies, 4th Edition
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Day Trading For Dummies, 4th Edition

by Ann C. Logue
April 2019
Beginner
368 pages
10h 17m
English
For Dummies
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Chapter 17

Taxes for Day Traders

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Understanding the rules for different trading products

Bullet Hiring a savvy tax adviser

Bullet Figuring incoming income and outgoing expenses

Bullet Divulging tax secrets for IRS-qualified traders only

Bullet Reporting to the IRS and paying estimated taxes

Bullet Paying into retirement accounts

Think day trade returns come without a catch? Think again, because the IRS has plenty of ways to catch you come April 15. Day trading involves strategies that generate both high returns and high tax liabilities, which can eat away at your total return if you’re not careful. Not all your expenses are deductible, and although you may think that you’re day trading, the IRS may have a different definition of your activities.

Taxes themselves aren’t necessarily bad, because citizens have to pay for things like roads and schools and national defense somehow. But taxes can be devastating ...

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