Recent content by BlackChips2003

If the difference between taking the regular 3k deduction and reconciling the entire 10k loss only comes out to a few hundred dollars on top of my refund.. It doesn't seems worth it to pay a CPA/pro hundreds of dollars to do it..

Thanks, so if I take the 3k deduction, I don't need to reconcile every trade.. In this case I would be leaving 7k (10k loss) on the table.. How much of a cash refund am I missing out if I don't recognize the "entire" loss.. My taxable payroll earnings would be reduced by an additional 7k so...

Essentially I deposited 10k at IB and lost everything.. The money here is not significant but im wondering if theres any way of getting some of it back in my tax refund. If you're curious.. I was breaking even for a few months and "rage quit" buy going all in on some weekly option. I know IB...