I.R.C.
or Internal Revenue Code is a tax professional’s operating
guide and used as a reference when preparing tax returns or
providing tax advice. This tax code provides guidance on tax
deductions, accounting methods, and income reporting requirements.
Unfortunately,
this code completely lacks guidance on the requirements needed
to meet “trader status”, “trader in securities”
or the allowance of the “Mark to Market Accounting Election”.
Day trading tax court cases carve an abstract picture of what
the IRS looks for when arguing these points. Precedent from
past day trader court cases provide some guidance to professionals;
however, you should never expect a consistent or static ruling
from one case to the next. Here is a customized listing of
each case we believe warrants additional attention.
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