Deductions & credits

if you are an active trader all business expenses go on schedule C which is included in all desktop versions.  where to report the trading activity depends on whether or not you made a valid 475(f) election with your 2022 or prior return. No valid election all trades are reported on form 8949/schedule D and are subject to the wash sale rules. With a valid election mark-to-mark accounting is used. gain/loss from trading is ordinary income/loss reported on form 4797 part II. the wash sale rules do not apply with M-T-M.