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2003 was my first year of trading stocks and i have a question. ameritrade sent me a 1099 and the total for gross proceeds from broker and barter exchange transactions is around $15,000. this lists all sells for 2003. Do i have to pay tax on all of my sells no matter if i made or lost money on the transaction? Basically, are the total gross proceeds counted as income?
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Boy is your head going to hurt. I still can't figure out why the IRS just doesn't allow to have a simple "I deposited 5,000 at the start of the year, it's the end, and I now withdrew 6,000, so my profit is 1,000".
They want every transaction, how long you held it for, etc.
Let's not forget to mention wash sales. Those things are a pain in the buttocks. Oh, and you can't claim more than 3,000 dollars worth of losses per year, else the remainder gets carried over into the future years.
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You will need to figure it out yourself... or for 10 dollars you can have ameritrade send you a detailed report of your year's transaction history. I find it easier just to have them send me the history, then sit down with a calculator and tally it up... or, just give all the papers to your tax preparer or accountant and say you #)@(*% figure it out Posts: 1051 | From: Michigan | Registered: Sep 2003
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