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Retail Forex traders fall under Section 988, which covers
short-term foreign exchange contracts like spot Forex trades. Section
988 taxes Forex gains and losses like ordinary income.
In TurboTax, you enter Forex gains and losses as Other Reportable Income. A loss is entered as a negative number. Describe it as Forex loss (Section 988).
In TurboTax, open your return and follow these steps:
In TurboTax, you enter Forex gains and losses as Other Reportable Income. A loss is entered as a negative number. Describe it as Forex loss (Section 988).
In TurboTax, open your return and follow these steps:
- Click on Federal Taxes, then on Wages and Income
- Under All Income, locate the Less Common Income section
- Click Show more and click Start next to Miscellaneous Income at the bottom
- On the next page, click Start next to Other Reportable Income (see attached screenshot).
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June 1, 2019
1:04 AM
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Forex traders can declare whether they will report under the 988 Section or a 1256 Section. The 1256 Section provides a 60/40 long term/short term breakout. This is about a 305 savings. Uncertain how to utilize Tubortax here for the 1256.
October 6, 2019
5:04 PM
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I also forgot that you use the 6781 Form to report both the losses and gains as reported on the 1099-B.
October 6, 2019
5:07 PM