If I have a short sale still open at the end of the year, how should that sale be reported on my tax return in the year that the short sale was opened?
Basically, I was audited by the IRS many years ago for not reporting the sale (even though I had not closed out the trade). So I'm not sure how to handle.
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3 Replies
Mike9241
Level 15
Dec 7, 2023 11:13:12 PM
Short-sale of what? are you a trader that has made the 475(f) mark-to-market election?
Why not ask your broker if it will reported to the IRS for 2023 if it is not closed out by year-end.
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jgoode0417
New Member
Dec 8, 2023 1:24:53 PM
Sorry for not being more specific...I am referring to a stock short-sale; I am not a trader, just an investor who sometimes holds short positions for short periods of time.
fanfare
Level 15
Dec 9, 2023 1:19:15 PM
For stocks and options on stocks, only cloaed positions are reported on Form 8949.