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The
Tax Guide for Traders Book Review from
AUG. 31, 2004
Are You a Pro?
The Tax Guide for Traders can help you figure out if you qualify as a
professional trader
Frequent traders spend all kinds of time and energy figuring out how to make money on lots of little trades. If enough time is not devoted to figuring out the complex taxes involved, they could blow much of their profit. Robert A. Green, a Manhattan accountant who has built a practice specializing in trader tax law, has put all he has learned into a new book, The Tax Guide for Traders, published by The McGraw-Hill Companies (which also owns BusinessWeek Online).
Green gives the kind of advice that accountants less familiar with the world of trading might not offer. For example, he encourages all traders to see if they'll qualify for professional trader tax status, even if they don't end up taking all of the benefits. "Gaining trader tax status is beneficial in all circumstances," he writes.
KEY QUESTIONS. The tricky thing about gaining trader status, Green explains, is that most of the rules were written before online trading really took off. They reflect a black-and-white view of professionals vs. amateurs that doesn't necessarily hold anymore.
Because of the ambiguity, Green suggest traders ask themselves a number of questions before defining their status: Do they seek to take advantage of daily moves in the market? Is their activity substantial? Do they only hold stocks for a short time?
The benefits of professional status include the ability to write off a greater number of trading-related expenses and a reduction in paperwork, Green points out.
The rest of the book contains technical information on commodities, audits, extension, and other issues that might be of greater interest to accountants than to traders. However, the discussion of who qualifies as a trader will make the book worthwhile for those who aren't accountants.
The Tax Guide for Traders
The McGraw-Hill Companies
October, 2004
$55 (retail price)
Amazon.com
Editorial Reviews (as of 10/8/04)
The Tax Guide for Traders, by Robert A. Green
Synopsis
Active traders and investors have special needs to consider when it comes
to taxes. A wrong decision on trader status, missing an extension for
mark-to-market, or allocating net operating losses to the wrong year can
end up costing a trader thousands of dollars and headaches with the IRS.
A trader wading into the thicket of trader tax law without guidance is
more than likely to regret it.
The Tax Guide to Traders from tax expert Robert Green fills this niche
nicely, supplying active traders with a complete guide to all the major
tax issues facing them. The writing is accessible and very readable (Jeff
Ponczak of Active Trader magazine will edit the manuscript before submission).
It is not dull accounting type reading, but rather very hands-on, practical
material that covers issues traders face every day. The Tax Guide for
Traders discusses every key aspect of the tax situation as traders face
them.
Topics covered include: How to set up various trading businesses depending
on individual requirements: sole proprietor traders, active investors,
proprietary traders, hedge fund traders, entity traders, part-time traders;
Key differences between state tax law and federal law (including information
on the recently passed tax bill); Trader tax status, year-end tax planning,
extensions, and filing strategies; Examples of specific tax forms for
specific types of traders; How to account for gains and losses with thousands
of trades; The importance of "mark-to-market"; What to do in
case of an IRS audit; The difference in tax treatment for commodities,
securities, and currencies; Deductions, self-employment taxes, expenses,
and retirement plans.
The author advocates keeping tax issues as simple as possible. He is an
experienced tax expert with insights into how the IRS operates (red flags,
important case law, etc.) and offers excellent advice on how to avoid
trouble before it starts.
About the Author
Robert A. Green, C.P.A. is the CEO of GreenTraderTax.com, which
specializes in tax information and services for traders, investors, and
the financial industry.
Product Description:
Taxes play an integral role in trading success, yet no book today
clearly and adequately explains the tax issues that are unique to active
traders and investors. The Tax Guide for Traders provides traders with
practical material on how to minimize the impact taxes have on their hard-won
profits.
Written in a hands-on style that appeals to traders as opposed to accountants,
it discusses the best ways to set up a trading business, key tax forms
and how to use them, tax treatment for specific types of securities, what
to do in case of an audit, and much more.
Book Review (January 2005 issue)
by: Elizabeth Thompson
The Tax Guide for Traders
By: Robert A. Green, CPA
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2005
Before we know it, the tax season will be upon us. Our W-2s will be handed out at the office or mailed to our homes. For many, this season can be more unbearable than a bitter Midwestern winter, and the IRS, with its ever-changing tax code, does little to warm us up to the whole dreaded process of filing taxes.
For active traders, in particular, tax season can present a daunting task. There is so much more to consider than just total taxable income or standard exemptions. For example, are traders taxed in the same way as investors; does an individual trader file the same as a proprietary trader; what expenses can be deducted; does a securities trader file the same way as a futures trader?
Fortunately, for the 2004 tax year, traders have a new desk reference: The Tax Guide for Traders by Robert A. Green, CPA. Green answers these questions and many others in his new book, and while it is not laid out like reference book – there are no tabs sticking out of the side to help you thumb through it, for example – its use as reference is most certainly the top function of this text. After all, this is a book on taxes, not a late-night page turner. Nor will every trader have to read every page of this book, but it is, nonetheless, a book every active trader should have. Green explains the IRS filing and accounting procedures for securities traders, commodities traders and currency traders, also mindful of newer products such as certain index futures and single stock futures.
Of course, Green covers the basics first, specifically how a trader determines if he is legally considered a trader for tax purposes. For example, to be considered a trader in the eyes of the IRS, one must trade substantially on a regular basis and seek to take advantage of daily price movements, as opposed to long-term investing. He then expounds on these broad definitions to help readers determine their status. In addition to these guidelines, Green reviews the required status for day traders, proprietary traders, part-time traders and even non-U.S. resident traders, leaving no stone unturned when it comes to explaining tax law for every type of trader. And there are many.
After helping readers to determine whether they actually are traders, probably the most interesting and beneficial chapter may be “Entities for Traders.” In this chapter Green explains how traders may form an entity in order to capitalize on tax law – this, no doubt, is what every trader wants to know. As Green says, “A business trader is by default, a sole proprietor. Although this status is good enough to unlock numerous tax breaks, forming an entity can in some cases be the preferred route for traders.” He goes on to explain several entities in detail, such as the husband-and-wife partnership or the single-member LLC. In addition, Green lays out the financial benefits of creating such entities with thorough examples in which he compares the taxes under a sole proprietorship and an entity. The tax savings add up to thousands of dollars, reason enough for traders to further explore and understand the tax code.
Like this chapter, all others have been written with great attention to detail. And again, while every trader may not benefit from every bit of information in this book, Green’s attention to detail is crucial for traders looking to seize opportunities afforded them in the tax code, particularly because not every accountant is well-versed in trader accounting rules.
This book gives traders tax knowledge they need, arming them with information
to 1) learn how to file their own returns properly, if they have the wherewithal;
or 2) ask the right questions of their accountant when they make the awful
trek to his/her office in the dead of winter. While it may not warm traders
up to the idea of doing taxes, this book certainly would be an indispensable
text on any trader’s bookshelf.
