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Harvest those losses to save on taxes!
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# ? Dec 26, 2020 21:43 |
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human garbage bag posted:Question about selling stocks and taxes.
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# ? Dec 26, 2020 21:50 |
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human garbage bag posted:Is selling often less tax efficient? Yes.
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# ? Dec 26, 2020 22:04 |
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Sand Monster posted:Just curious, why does a wash sale apply in this person's example? He didn't sell for a loss in any of the hypothetical scenarios. Whoops, yeah, you're right, doesn't really come into play with gains.
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# ? Dec 26, 2020 22:43 |
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drunken officeparty posted:If I have only lost money in total and only on options, can I just ignore it on my taxes and pretend it never happened You can write off 3k in losses a year against your income, and carryover any excess.
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# ? Dec 26, 2020 23:18 |
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human garbage bag posted:Question about selling stocks and taxes. Sorry, I'm dumb and not a tax expert. Do you pay taxes instantly each time you sell stock? I don't understand how you would have less capital in your scenario for a second trade because you said you immediately put the money back in (meaning still within the same tax season). So taxes wouldn't have been taken yet, right? Am I missing something? I understood short term taxation is inefficient, but only relative to the better percentage advantage the long terms trades are made against. I could see how your math works if you made each trade in separate tax years (or quarters if your a business that pays quarterly). Again, dumb goon here - I don't know if what I said is correct, just what I understand it to be. I would appreciate a smart goon's insight on this.
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 07:26 |
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Josh Lyman posted:Your tax calculation is correct but your setup is flawed because in the first scenario, you've assessed taxes partway through. The "correct" first scenario is to buy at $1000 and sell at $2000, then rebuy at $2000 and sell at $4000. In this case, the tax liability is the same vs buy at $1000 and sell at $4000. Thanks, that makes sense. I only pay taxes on the net profit for the quarter.
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 08:45 |
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ellic posted:Sorry, I'm dumb and not a tax expert. Do you pay taxes instantly each time you sell stock? No, you don't pay it instantly. I think he's approaching it as if he has set aside the money for taxes that will be paid later on. He has less capital since he's ear marked that tax money, though he still physically has it available to invest if he wanted.
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 15:06 |
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I've had a good year of trading, and this was my first time leaving the safety of my managed 401k. I'm going to call TDA and Fidelity tomorrow morning so I can set up Roth IRA accounts with the maximum 6k per account, peeled off from my existing accounts, then call back next week to add another 6k per account for 2021. Wish I'd done it years ago.
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 21:23 |
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The maximum contribution is across all accounts not per account.
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# ? Dec 27, 2020 23:38 |
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That sounds like something someone jealous of my 16 HSA’s would say.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 00:06 |
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I was assuming Fist Energy had a partner but if not then yeah only one Roth limit per person per year.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 00:07 |
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This is the first I’ve seen of someone confidently saying that there will be a market crash of significant value - what are the thread’s thoughts regarding this? Just a gold bug, or doomsayer, or otherwise? Stock market crash: Expert predicts 75% drop in early 2021, $10K gold - Business Insider quote:By many indications, and according to a majority on Wall Street, equity markets appear ripe for gains heading into the new year.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 02:30 |
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If Biden doesn't get a third stimulus passed due to GOP obstruction, yeah, I could see a downturn for sure.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 02:36 |
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Cacafuego posted:This is the first I’ve seen of someone confidently saying that there will be a market crash of significant value - The first... today? This evening?? The reason these predictions are made on an hourly basis is that there's no penalty for being wrong, and if you're right even once, you're trotted out as an expert for the next market cycle. He might be right tho, although the specific numbers and dates could be different.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 02:39 |
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Cacafuego posted:This is the first I’ve seen of someone confidently saying that there will be a market crash of significant value - what are the thread’s thoughts regarding this? Just a gold bug, or doomsayer, or otherwise?
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 02:39 |
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the article posted:Hunter said the crash will be the end of a 38-year secular bull market and an extension of the economic bust that began in March this year. what does this person mean by "secular" in this context?
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 02:41 |
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tangy yet delightful posted:I was assuming Fist Energy had a partner but if not then yeah only one Roth limit per person per year. Oh ok thanks. 6k total.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 02:44 |
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GoGoGadgetChris posted:The first... today? This evening?? There’s plenty of “rahhh, market will crash soon!” stuff out there, but this is the first I’ve seen that says it’ll drop by 75%. I always expect a drop, but that seems extreme.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 02:57 |
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If you have been ignoring the doomsayers long enough you're already up so much that a 75% crash won't even put you in the red lmao
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 03:07 |
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Cacafuego posted:There’s plenty of “rahhh, market will crash soon!” stuff out there, but this is the first I’ve seen that says it’ll drop by 75%. I always expect a drop, but that seems extreme. Baby numbers, says I https://www.learn-to-trade.com/a-day-of-reckoning-are-stocks-gearing-up-for-a-90-stock-market-crash-in-2021/ 90% or bust "But wait", you say, "Why should I trust that article when it's clearly selling something"
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 03:08 |
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UnfurledSails posted:If you have been ignoring the doomsayers long enough you're already up so much that a 75% crash won't even put you in the red lmao Just another opportunity to buy
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 03:20 |
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Cacafuego posted:There’s plenty of “rahhh, market will crash soon!” stuff out there, but this is the first I’ve seen that says it’ll drop by 75%. I always expect a drop, but that seems extreme. Oh yeah? I am predicting a 94% drop. Now that is a serious number!
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 03:40 |
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Josh Lyman posted:38 year bull market? What does he call the dot com bust and 2008 financial crisis? Just blips on the overall trend. https://twitter.com/NorthmanTrader/status/1341487022553358337/photo/1
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 03:55 |
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I mean if you want to draw lines, the Dow has been in a bull run since literally forever Josh Lyman fucked around with this message at 04:16 on Dec 28, 2020 |
# ? Dec 28, 2020 04:07 |
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as long as they keep that money printer goin brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, number go up
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 04:14 |
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flowinprose posted:Just blips on the overall trend. https://twitter.com/jcody_schmitt/status/1341504278138118145?s=21
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 04:20 |
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Is anybody else gaming the poo poo out of SPAC warrants here? gently caress the common shares, warrants are where all the leverage is. Buy as close to the $1.00 NAV and watch it go 300% or more in the same timespan the common only goes from $10 to $13. Buy in bulk with limit orders at the low end of the bid/ask spread, and sell with limit orders way up on the high side to burn anyone buying with market orders. I have no interest in holding long term, this is purely a money play. Currently holding FUSE and AVAN warrants and I've noticed a lot of hype going into FUSE on Reddit this weekend with FOMO buyers expressing interest in getting in during the premarket tomorrow morning, so I might see if I can't get away with selling some at premarket open at a stupid high sell limit of like 300% of what I paid just to see if they get filled or not.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 06:03 |
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I want to look at the recent drop in BABA but I'm wearing this seatbelt that says "NO CHINA STOCKS" on it.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 06:28 |
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flowinprose posted:Just blips on the overall trend. but this time is different because
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 07:03 |
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Handen posted:Is anybody else gaming the poo poo out of SPAC warrants here? gently caress the common shares, warrants are where all the leverage is. Buy as close to the $1.00 NAV and watch it go 300% or more in the same timespan the common only goes from $10 to $13. Buy in bulk with limit orders at the low end of the bid/ask spread, and sell with limit orders way up on the high side to burn anyone buying with market orders. I have no interest in holding long term, this is purely a money play. Currently holding FUSE and AVAN warrants and I've noticed a lot of hype going into FUSE on Reddit this weekend with FOMO buyers expressing interest in getting in during the premarket tomorrow morning, so I might see if I can't get away with selling some at premarket open at a stupid high sell limit of like 300% of what I paid just to see if they get filled or not. I mostly play commons because warrant prices have mostly been stupid for the last 1-2 months as SPACs have grown in popularity. But sure, if you can get them for 1.00-1.50 go hog wild. Just be aware there's greater volatility and a nonzero chance of going busto.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 07:07 |
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Yeah the SPAC hype train is reaching euphoric levels right now and once a lot of these start losing half of their value and dropping to $5 overnight once the mergers are complete, people will back off and premiums will normalize.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 07:25 |
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When I first downloaded robinhood early this year Bitcoin was at $8000. I ignored it because bitcoin, but now I’m feeling like I’m back in 2011 making fun of Atlas and other teenagers saying how Libertarian Coin would crumble the idea of fiat currency
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 13:43 |
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drunken officeparty posted:When I first downloaded robinhood early this year Bitcoin was at $8000. I ignored it because bitcoin, but now I’m feeling like I’m back in 2011 making fun of Atlas and other teenagers saying how Libertarian Coin would crumble the idea of fiat currency Could you buy drugs online with Libertarian Coin? This is very important for my DD on if Bitcoin should be touched or not
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 13:54 |
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gay picnic defence posted:Sometimes the cost base will be reset when there’s a takeover, you should be able to find something online that details the tax effects of this particular corporate action. If the new cost base is a % of your original cost base then you might have to make do with taking the average price of the period you think you bought the original shares. Thanks. My taxes have always been pretty simple, so I have used TurboTax for years, but I think I'm going to a tax preparer with this one.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 14:42 |
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I don't believe tax prep sheets are standardized by broker either so how easy it is is going to be either up to your records or how well your broker provides you the tax info. Like my broker includes any trades that were Wash Rules and notes them and shows all related trades. I don't believe they have to.
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 14:46 |
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drunken officeparty posted:When I first downloaded robinhood early this year Bitcoin was at $8000. I ignored it because bitcoin, but now I’m feeling like I’m back in 2011 making fun of Atlas and other teenagers saying how Libertarian Coin would crumble the idea of fiat currency
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 15:39 |
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I regret selling THCB too early and I’m trying not to make the same mistake with GIK now that it’s going up. Are there any updates on their merger? Is it typical to sell just before a SPAC merger or hold?
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# ? Dec 28, 2020 16:17 |
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Rolo posted:I regret selling THCB too early ——————— Is it typical to sell just before a SPAC merger or hold? No regrets. If you made a profit, you made a profit. Nobody ever goes broke making a profit, even if it seems like you lost out by selling before it went higher. I would at least seriously consider locking in SOME profit before merge, or setting a trailing stop loss order of a percentage you're comfortable losing a few days in advance before the ticker changes. When HCAC switched to GOEV I was locked out of trading for a day while TD got its poo poo together, didn't set a trailing stop loss, watched it hit $24 up from my $18 average and couldn't do a drat thing about it. Since then GOEV has been on a slow decline and I sold completely around $19.50. QS, NKLA, DKNG and a few EV/LiDAR plays really took off post-merger, but the general trend is for SPACs to start a slow bleed-out after a merge. In related news I made out like a loving bandit on FUSE warrants this morning holy gently caress.
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Rolo posted:I regret selling THCB too early and I’m trying not to make the same mistake with GIK now that it’s going up. Are there any updates on their merger? Is it typical to sell just before a SPAC merger or hold? I always sell before merger. There's a ton of examples of new tickers crashing when everyone cashes out. There's no longer a price floor, and everyone wants to lock in their gains.
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