A guide for traders and investors handling the current investment tax laws which helps readers exploit all available tax options for the highest possible return on their investments. Contains tips for transferring wealth to future generations, dealing with the impact of the Tax Reform Act, avoiding the 2% itemized deduction limit and more. Tax forms and a listing of allowable expense deductions are included as well as instructions on how to qualify for and profit from ``trader's status.''

The Trader's Tax Survival Guide

Business & Money

Tesser, Ted

Economics

wiley

"The worst crime a trader can make is to have made money, but then to hand it right over to the government because of a fundamental lack of knowledge of the tax laws and the strategies which can be used advantageously." —Ted Tesser. 
The first —and only —tax guide written exclusively for traders and investors has been thoroughly revised and expanded to arm you with the knowledge and strategies you need to thrive under current investment tax laws. Written by Ted Tesser, an active trader as well as an accountant specializing in investment-related taxation, The Trader's Tax Survival Guide helps you to exploit fully all available tax options for the highest possible return on your investments. Drawing on actual court cases, this indispensable guide covers all the bases, providing complete details on everything from getting around the 2% itemized deduction limit and preparing for an audit to planning for retirement and transferring wealth to future generations. You'll also find vital information on how the Tax Reform Acts of the past decade —including the tax code changes of 1996 and 1997 —affect you and your investments. Just as importantly, The Trader's Tax Survival Guide introduces you to Total Return Investment Planning (TRIP), a major component of Ted Tesser's extremely popular seminars on how to create and manage a successful trading business. TRIP is a simple but very effective methodology for evaluating your investments from a "total return" perspective that integrates good tax planning with good investment planning. With the basics of TRIP in place, you can then take full advantage of Tesser's invaluable tax-saving strategies, 66 specific methods for reducing your tax burden. Readers will also appreciate the chapter on the preferred tax status of "trader." Most investors (and their tax preparers) don't realize that you need not be a professional market maker working the exchange floor to claim "trader" status. Nor are they aware of the many substantial advantages that status entails —such as being able to list all your expenses on Schedule C and deduct them from your trading income. Here, Tesser provides detailed guidelines on how to qualify for trader status and use it to your utmost financial advantage. We've all heard horror stories of fantastic market gains that were transformed into tragic losses due to poor tax planning. Don't let that happen to you. This updated edition of The Trader's Tax Survival Guide, written with an abundance of wry wit and liberally peppered with eye-opening anecdotes, shows you how to keep more of what you earn from your investments in your pocket —and out of the hands of the IRS. "If I wrote that I was going to review a book that defines a 'substantial element of pleasure,' you would probably never guess it was about taxes. But then you haven't seen Ted Tesser's The Trader's Tax Survival Guide." —Stanley W. Angrist, The Wall Street Journal. ". . . covers the basics in a very entertaining manner. . . . If you weren't aware that your trading may be considered a business and that this status carries certain tax benefits, the Survival Guide's chapter on these topics may be just the ticket to get you started. The book would also be a good refresher on organizing your life in a tax-smart way. The least you'd get from the Survival Guide would be a good read and more than a few wry chuckles." —John Sweeney, Technical Editor Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities. "Every stock and commodity trader should have Ted Tesser's book. Trader or not, The Trader's Tax Survival Guide is packed with as much vital tax information and strategies as the stadium on Superbowl Sunday. But there's more, Ted also explains how you can arrive at the status of a 'trader' for the IRS, thus being able to write off and save many $. . . . " —Larry Williams, Commodity Timing Newsletter author, McMillan on Options.

The Trader's Tax Survival Guide (A Marketplace Book)

Updated and revised, this new edition covers all business planning issues and provides tax-saving strategies, explaining in detail what is deductible and what documentation is required. Individual case studies, real-world examples, and model tax returns provide the answers traders need. Plus, this guide provides solid advice on handling an audit and reveals what is likely to trigger one.

The New Trader's Tax Solution: Money-Saving Strategies for the Serious Investor (A Marketplace Book)

Marketplace Books

THE ONE-STOP GUIDE TO REDUCING TAX LIABILITY FOR THE TRADER AND SERIOUS INVESTOR 
In this comprehensive and insightful guide, CPA and expert tax consultant Ted Tesser provides solutions for the tax problems facing most U.S. traders, investors, and income earners today?excessive tax payments to federal and local governments, insufficient preparation for retirement, and, ultimately, the fate of bequests. Here are invaluable business, estate, retirement planning, and tax-saving strategies that virtually anyone can implement. Included is specific information to help traders reduce their tax liability, with individual case studies, real-world examples, and model tax returns. In this work, Tesser shows everyone concerned: <ul>
<li>How to disinherit the federal government</li> <li>How trader status is upheld, even under audit</li> <li>How to use education tax breaks</li> <li>How to augment underfunded retirement plans</li> <li>How to master the basics of estate tax planning</li> <li>How to use the annual gift tax exemption</li> </ul>
. . . and much more. Keep the profits you work so hard to earn, whether from trading, investing, or simply working?and take control of your financial destiny. With The Trader?s Tax Solution, the choice between building wealth and just getting by is yours. Ted Tesser, CPA, specializes in investment taxation and is an active trader. He is the author of Wiley?s The Trader?s Tax Survival Guide and is well known for his popular seminar entitled "Traders and Investors: Cut Your Taxes in Half!" KEEP THE PROFITS YOU WORK SO HARD TO EARN, WHETHER FROM TRADING, INVESTING, OR SIMPLY WORKING "Here?s my advice: first, design a trading strategy that gives you an edge in the markets; second, trade your strategy with precision and steadfastness; third, study The Trader?s Tax Solution and apply Tesser?s principles to your taxes and financial planning. If you?re a trader or investor who wants to keep the maximum possible amount of the money you?ve earned, your copy of The Trader?s Tax Solution will be worth its weight in stock certificates!" ? Thomas A. Bierovic, Manager, Strategy Testing &amp; Development, Omega Research, Inc. "I have heeded Ted Tesser?s advice for many years. His background, knowledge, and experience have been invaluable in saving me an enormous amount of money over the years. This book is my bible for financial and tax strategies." Bill M. Williams, PhD, CTA, Professional trader and President, The Profitunity Trading Group "Taxes can be the largest single expense for a successful trader. Ted Tesser draws on his experience as both a CPA and successful trader to show you how to minimize this expense. This book is clearly written, practical, and comprehensive. Deserves a place on every trader?s bookshelf." ? Sheldon Knight, President, K-Data, Inc. "Ted Tesser is one of the nation?s foremost experts on investment taxation. In this definitive guide to reducing and even eliminating whole classes of tax exposure, Ted presents a wealth of solid tax strategies that investors and traders will find indispensable." ? Nelson Freeburg, Editor, Formula Research "Ordinarily a ho-hum subject, Tesser has made reading about taxes for traders enjoyable. This book is not only a fun read, it is an invaluable reference. The Trader?s Tax Solution contains everything a trader needs to know about taxes." ? Sunny J. Harris, President, Sunny Harris &amp; Associates, Inc. and author of Trading 101: How to Trade Like a Pro,Trading 102: Getting Down to Business, and Electronic Day Trading 101

The Trader's Tax Solution: Money-Saving Strategies for the Serious Investor (A Marketplace Book)

The Thoroughly Updated Guide to Reducing Tax Liability for the Trader and Serious Investor What would you do to increase your trading profits by as much as 50%? Most traders and investors would do whatever it takes. Those same traders will much to often what the profits earned with their blood, sweat and tears shrink considerable as they prepare their tax returns. You have in your hands the easy-to-use tools that will protect your hard earned assets. Packed with proven strategies that reduce your tax exposure this comprehensive guide is completely updated with information and strategies for the most recent tax changes. Here are invaluable business, estate, retirement planning, and tax-saving strategies that virtually anyone can implement within the new tax laws. It is simple to use and includes specific information to help traders reduce their tax liability, with individual case studies, real-world examples, and model tax returns. CPA and expert tax consultant Ted Tesser provides current solutions for the tax problems facing most U.S. traders, investors, and income earners today-excessive tax payments to federal and local governments, insufficient preparation for retirement, and , ultimately, the fate of bequests. In this book, Tesser shows everyone concerned: <ul>
<li>How to disinherit the federal government</li> <li>How Trader Status is upheld, even under audit</li> <li>How to augment underfunded retirement plans</li> <li>How to master the basiscs of estate tax planning</li> <li>How to integrate the "triple crown"-Tesser's latest strategy for tax avoidance and wealth accumulation-into your trading plan and much more.</li> </ul>
Keep the profits you work so hard to earn, whether from trading, investing, or hard work-and take control of your financial destiny. The NEW Trader's Tax Solution has puts years of experience at your fingertips. With the "triple crown," you will learn how to unleash the full power of Trader Status by combining it with a Trading Entity. You will also learn how to establish a Wlfare Benefit Trust to accomplish all these goals and more. This program enables you to take advantage of little known facets fot he tax law that have been on the books for almost three-quarters of a century. You'll learn how to: <ul>
<li>Contribute and deduct substantial amounts of money over any period of time</li> <li>Grow the principle in a fully tax-defered, 100% secure environment</li> <li>Access the money at a future date, not limited by age, income, or retirement plan status</li> <li>Avoid the restrictions of ordinary retirement plans by using the same techniques that have been used by America's largest corporations since 1928</li> </ul>
Whether you are looking for last minute tax saving tips or trading techniques that position you for the optimal tax reduction, The NEW Trader's Tax Solution is a must-have addition to any trading library. Get the government to pick up the tab on this years trading profits, foot the bill for any trading losses, and increase your wealth by 50%, instantly. After putting Trader Status on the map, Tesser now takes it to another dimension, complete with real world case studies, illustrations, templates, and filled-out, ready to be filed tax forms.

The New Trader's Tax Solution: Money-Saving Strategies for the Serious Investor

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