http://www.greencompany.com/EducationCenter/GTTRecCurrency.shtml
I file Spot as 1256 contracts, on IRS form 6781, and then Schedule D the same as futures, this has been a controversial topic. According to Greencompany:
"If you donât elect out of IRC 988, you report your ordinary gain or loss from cash forex as âother incomeâ on Form 1040 (line 21).
If you elect out of IRC 988, add this amount to Form 6781 as âcash forex elected out of IRC 988.â "
Nice job on the thread hijack,
It was not going anywhere anyway!
lefty
I file Spot as 1256 contracts, on IRS form 6781, and then Schedule D the same as futures, this has been a controversial topic. According to Greencompany:
"If you donât elect out of IRC 988, you report your ordinary gain or loss from cash forex as âother incomeâ on Form 1040 (line 21).
If you elect out of IRC 988, add this amount to Form 6781 as âcash forex elected out of IRC 988.â "
Nice job on the thread hijack,
It was not going anywhere anyway!
lefty