Traders Accounting - Tax Resources for Traders

While trading from home may seem like a perfect solution that will allow for plenty of time to spend with children while also getting your deals done, ParentingSquad reports that it's very important to set up boundaries between work and personal lives.First of all, it's important that everyone in th

When day trading from home, many of the same business tax deductions are available. Some people may already know about and use the home office deduction, which is available to Americans who have a room used exclusively as their main place of work.Having such an office can qualify a self-employed ind

The commonly-cited accounting tip that households should try to amass an emergency fund that amounts to three-to-six months' worth of living expenses may be obsolete, experts say.While many financial planners and professionals have referred to this rule of thumb in the past, some think it may no lon

The argument that reducing taxes will be beneficial for employment and the economy is flawed, according to former policy advisor Bruce Bartlett.While tax cuts may reduce unemployment under the proper circumstances by making it cheaper for employers to hire workers at a given salary level, such an ap

The Internal Revenue Service may gain the right to prevent seriously delinquent taxpayers from leaving the country beginning in 2013.The Senate recently passed legislation including a provision that would let the agency deny, revoke or limit the passports of Americans who owe $50,000 or more in back

Mike Dever will outline an alternative approach to diversification, which is quite different from conventional investment wisdom. Mike’s approach replaces asset classes with return drivers and trading strategies. As Mike will explain, asset classes are simply long-only trading strategies that do no

Identity theft a growing problem Thursday, April 05, 2012 5:33:13 PM Issue Codes Regulatory Information More than 460,000 taxpayers have been subjected to either identity theft or wage tax fraud, according to the IRS. About 260,000 fraudulent filings were found in 2011 alone.Agency data shows the nu

Filing an electronic tax return early can have significant advantages, according to some experts.Once it is filed, the individual receives immediate confirmation of its receipt and acceptance by the IRS. If not, then the taxpayer may have been impersonated for purposes of fraud, and learning that ri