Form 8949 is a tax form individuals use to report the sale or exchange of capital assets, such as stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and real estate. The form calculates and reports any...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 03/14/2023
Some years, Congress changed the rules facing investors. In other years, the economy has the final say in rethinking the best investment plans. At the same time, the personal situation...
Posted by Jim McClaflin, EA, NTPI Fellow, CTRC on 08/06/2021
From the title, you can tell that worthless securities are just what they are: worthless, insignificant, and meaningless. These are securities with ZERO market value and may include...
We have seen that the stock market has hit several new highs in recent months. This is in addition to the fantastic bull market that ran for more than ten years before the rapid coronavirus...
There are two ways a business can make or lose money. You can profit from your sales activities or lose money by spending more than what you earn from sales. You can also earn or lose...
Municipal bonds have long been considered suitable for high net worth investors because their yields are generally excluded from federal income tax and, in some cases, state and local...
Are you aware that the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) encourages long-term investments? In particular, the capital gains tax that the IRS charges Americans for capital gains is significantly...
Posted by John Pournaras Agency on 09/26/2019
AccountantIt is evident that the stock market has rallied immensely over the past four or so years, leaving several investors with very large capital gains and even some large positions...