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Subject Author Date losses - trade vs settlement ps56k 12-29-2009  Re: losses - trade vs settlement BreadWithSpam 12-29-2009
Posted by ps56k on December 29, 2009, 11:48 am         logging-data="19442"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5843 X-Auth-Sender: U2FsdGVkX18BGrcrx4N+ZaGtUi9t9VGVlHURJboYXI4= Cancel-Lock: sha1:Lh+KbMfcq3RVk+9zNSe+xWClWW4= X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal FromStump: yes for end of year - is the Trade Date used or the Settlement Date used ? as today's transactions - Dec 29 - have a settlement date of Jan 4 - -- ---------------------------------- "If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something." - Steven Wright Posted by on December 29, 2009, 12:39 pm > for end of year - > is the Trade Date used or the Settlement Date used ? > > as today's transactions - Dec 29 - have a settlement date of Jan 4 - Trade date. (exception for short sale losses) See: <http://www.fairmark.com/capgain/lastday.htm> HTH -- Plain Bread alone for e-mail, thanks. The rest gets trashed. Are you posting responses that are easy for others to follow? http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2000/06/14/quoting Similar Threads Posted Are penalties from a lawsuit settlement taxable? December 9, 2007, 3:45 pm Debt Settlement ---- does it RESTART 7 year clock? November 3, 2006, 4:58 am E*Trade Woes February 18, 2008, 12:10 pm rollover of 401k after-tax contribs: trade-off? January 12, 2007, 4:59 am Roth IRA Losses March 25, 2009, 5:09 pm Taking Losses for Fun and Profit January 22, 2007, 3:48 pm Google Side Bar - Does not distinguish gains from losses November 30, 2007, 6:45 pm