Hi all,
Its February 16th 2019 and I have been a full time trader that would definitely qualify under Trader Tax Status. If I elect to have Mark to Market but lets say I blow up my account in May 2019 and stop trading. Can I still qualify to take my total loss as my write off instead of the $3k...
wow thank you everyone for the responses! I feel like I just received a lot of good quality feedback here. As someone who is just a W2 earner, my taxes are quite simple. I was excited at first because I thought I would qualify to deduct my entire loss of 2018 ($10k) but then I learned that you...
Hey guys,
a little bit about myself:
1. Started trading in Sept 2018 to Dec 2018.
2. over 1300 trades during this time
3. day traded almost every day
4. did not hold any positions for more than 10 days.
5. Lost about 10k in total (includes commission)
After watching Green Trading tax video...