Green Trader Tax

09/10 Wash Sale Losses for Traders: How to Avoid Phantom Income and Costly Tax Traps

A practical 2026 guide to the 61-day window, cross-account reporting, IRA traps, year-end planning, and Section 475 MTM This article is for active securities traders with frequent turnover, multiple ...More on Wash Sale Losses for Traders: How to Avoid Phantom Income and Costly Tax Traps

08/20 Too Good to Be True: Wall Street’s Tax-Aware Trades Could Bring IRS Trouble

Executive Summary: Wall Street’s fast-growing tax-aware long/short strategies seek to generate capital losses while keeping wealthy clients invested in the market. Ordinary tax-loss harvesting...More on Too Good to Be True: Wall Street’s Tax-Aware Trades Could Bring IRS Trouble

08/17 Trader Tax Forms and Compliance: How to Report Securities, Futures, Forex, and Crypto

Traders don’t report all their activity on one tax form. The correct reporting depends on the financial product, whether the taxpayer qualifies for trader tax status (TTS), whether the position belo...More on Trader Tax Forms and Compliance: How to Report Securities, Futures, Forex, and Crypto

07/08How Commodity ETFs and Options Are Really Taxed (Money Show) More on How Commodity ETFs and Options Are Really Taxed (Money Show)

04/22Gold ETF (GLD) and Wash Sales: What Traders Need to Know About Section 475 (Money Show) More on Gold ETF (GLD) and Wash Sales: What Traders Need to Know About Section 475 (Money Show)

03/19Tax Considerations for Futures and Options Traders (TradeStation) More on Tax Considerations for Futures and Options Traders (TradeStation)

02/192025 Tax Tips for Traders: Strategies for Compliance and Savings (IBKR) More on 2025 Tax Tips for Traders: Strategies for Compliance and Savings (IBKR)