November 2014 archive

Mark to Market: Trader or Investor?

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA Most of you all have invested in stocks and bonds or other publicly traded securities with the help of a “securities dealer” or stock broker. But if you are “trading” in securities on a regular basis for yourself and family, IRS Topic 429 says you may be upgraded …

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IRS Whipsaw Tax Audit

Chris Moss CPA Tax Attorney

Welcome to TaxView with Chris Moss CPA The IRS defines a “whipsaw case” as a settlement in one case that can have a contrary tax effect in another case.” IRS Manual 8.2.3.13 All of you at some point will most likely experience a whipsaw case during an IRS audit of a partnership, ex-spouse, related beneficiary …

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