GreenTrader Weblog GreenTraderTax & GreenTraderFunds Archives Sep 01 10 - Can American off-exchange retail forex traders evade strict new CFTC rules by trading on offshore platforms? Aug 31 10 - New CFTC forex trading rules call for 50:1 leverage Aug 15 10 - Is widening progressive tax rates unconstitutional? Aug 10 10 - U.S. forex traders may not be able to skirt rules by moving accounts offshore Aug 07 10 - Dodd-Frank bill seeks to crack down on forex arena Jul 26 10 - Extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone or no one to avoid tax-class warfare Jul 22 10 - Fin Reg calls for derivates contracts to be cleared on futures exchanges, but Congress doesn’t change their tax treatment to lower 60/40 tax rates Jul 21 10 - Economic outlook grim after Fin Reg passage Jun 30 10 - Fin Reg status and opinion Jun 29 10 - Fin Reg was reopened to remove problem bank fees (taxes) Jun 28 10 - Fin Reg is going down in cloture Jun 27 10 - Financial reform bill losing steam Jun 24 10 - The wicked-witch tax extenders bill is dead Jun 22 10 - FINRA's notice to prop traders Jun 18 10 - Is the tax extenders bill passable? Jun 16 10 - Tax extenders bill fails in Senate Jun 08 10 - Senate Democrats offer substitute amendment May 28 10 - The "tax extenders" bill passed the House May 25 10 - Carried interest repeal back again May 21 10 - German resurgence May 20 10 - Germany calls for FTT Apr 30 10 - Are American taxpayers going to help bailout Greece and other EU PIIGs? Apr 29 10 - Commentary on financial regulation Apr 28 10 - Green energy tax breaks Mar 27 10 - Forex "self IBs" are a bad idea Mar 25 10 - Investment-income taxes are headed higher Mar 03 10 - Dangerous entity scams targeting traders, part 3: Education expenses are a problem in dual-entity schemes Feb 27 10 - Dangerous entity scams targeting traders, part 2: Are trading education, seminars and travel expenses tax deductible? Feb 15 10 - Dangerous entity scams targeting traders, part 1: Dual-entity schemes don’t deliver business treatment without qualification for trader tax status Feb 09 10 - UK charities team up with UK celebrities, economists to promote Robin Hood tax on banks Feb 03 10 - Scrap the US bank tax, Volcker Rule and get back to a G-20 global solution Feb 01 10 - 2011 Budget - first quick comments Jan 31 10 - The financial-transaction tax and traders’ constitutional rights Jan 27 10 - Journalist asks thoughts on FTT Jan 23 10 - Is the Volcker Rule a good or bad idea at this time? Jan 21 10 - Volcker Rule and opportunities for traders in banks Jan 14 10 - Will Congress pass the bank tax? Jan 14 10 - President's big-bank fee saves online traders from a wider financial-transaction tax Jan 13 10 - Levy is insurance premium for banks Jan 12 10 - President Obama supports a bank levy over FT tax Jan 09 10 - Latest press release Dec 22 09 - Year-end tax planning, part 3 - compensation in entities Dec 14 09 - Carried-interest tax hike back in the news Dec 10 09 - U.S. regime change our best hope? Dec 08 09 - Reply to The Hill's opinion piece Dec 08 09 - EliteTrader thread "1/4% Tax on all stock trades pushed in NY Times today" Dec 04 09 - Paying for jobs with TARP: Good idea or bad idea? Dec 04 09 - FT tax will hinder technology innovation, manufacturing Dec 03 09 - Response to economists' support of FT tax Dec 01 09 - Response to op-ed articles supporting the financial-transaction tax Nov 25 09 - Financial-transaction tax: Not dead globally Nov 24 09 - Save traders' jobs: Do not enact a financial-transaction tax Nov 20 09 - Financial-transaction tax update 2: Global consensus needed Nov 19 09 - Financial-transaction tax update 1 (11/19) Nov 18 09 - More thoughts on the financial-transaction tax (Nov. 17, 2008) Nov 09 09 - Financial-transaction tax maybe dead on arrival globally, which is good news locally Oct 21 09 - Financial-transaction tax remains a hot button issue Oct 02 09 - State tax update: CA, NYS and other states are planning tax increases Sep 25 09 - Year-end tax planning, part 2 Sep 23 09 - Year-end tax planning, part 1 Sep 03 09 - AFL-CIO lends support to a dreaded financial-transaction tax Aug 06 09 - Traders Association Jul 31 09 - Offshore account IRS voluntary disclosure program deadline is 09/23/09 (now 10/15/09) Jul 15 09 - Retirement-plan strategies - Important Update May 29 09 - GreenTrader self-directed retirement-plan strategies and services May 14 09 - 2010 Obama Budget Tax Proposals: Some Clarifications May 12 09 - New potential attack on 60/40 treatment for dealers May 01 09 - Trader tax status review Apr 30 09 - Recent IRS techniques against traders Apr 29 09 - Recession ushers in new traders Apr 28 09 - Trader tax & carried interest updates Mar 05 09 - SEC raising fees Mar 04 09 - Rep. Peter DeFazio defends financial-transaction tax on CNBC Feb 27 09 - Did Chairman Frank say the financial-transaction tax is on hold pending Wall Street payback of TARP funds? Feb 19 09 - Financial-transaction Tax Reintroduced in House as H.R. 1068 Feb 18 09 - Forex and Tax Treatment Jan 16 09 - Foreign futures exchange given 60/40 treatment Jan 14 09 - Potential Financial-Transaction Tax of 0.25% on proceeds and purchases Nov 19 08 - Private-Equity Active Investor Tax Breaks Oct 30 08 - Expected Tax Changes In 2009 Oct 16 08 - Market Turmoil Effect on Hedge Funds & Traders, and Tax Losses Sep 18 08 - Protect your client's and your own money in the financial crisis. Sep 03 08 - Holsinger case: IRS denies trader tax status and MTM Jan 10 08 - “Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007” (H.R. 3970) Dec 19 07 - AMT patch for 2007 Nov 03 07 - Year-end tax planning & the proposed repeal of AMT. Aug 26 07 - How to deduct a loss on the sale of your home, avoid debt extinguishment income in foreclosure and deal with abusive mortgages