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02/09/2009 IRS Asks for Comments to Assist its Drafting of Cost Basis Guidance
01/21/2009 IRS Issues Proposed Regulations on Allocation of Basis to Stock in Corporate Transactions
01/13/2009 IRS Favorably Clarifies New February Deadline for Broker Delivery of Form 1099 Information to Customers
10/30/2008 Cost Basis Reporting Law: Brokers Considering Whether to Wait for IRS Guidance
10/04/2008 President Signs Financial Market Bailout Legislation that Includes Cost Basis Reporting
10/02/2008 Senate Passes Financial Market Bailout Legislation that Includes Cost Basis Reporting
09/29/2008 House Passes New Tax Extenders Bill with Cost Basis Reporting Included — Sends It Back To The Senate
09/24/2008 Senate passes cost basis reporting as part of Energy and Tax Extenders bill
09/18/2008 Cost Basis Reporting Update -- Included in Active Senate Energy and Tax Extender Bill with New Effective Dates
08/01/2008 Cost Basis Reporting Legislation: Remains Active in New House & Senate Bills
05/20/2008 Cost Basis Reporting Legislation One Step Closer: Passed by U.S. House in May 2008
02/19/2008 Cost Basis Reporting Legislation Close to Becoming Law
02/04/2008 Lost Knight--Supreme Court rules in favor of IRS and concludes that trust’s investment fees are not fully deductible
12/26/2007 IRS Rules Against Currency Linked Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) and Indicates it is Reviewing Tax Advantages of Other Types of ETNs
12/21/2007 IRS Issues Ruling That Wash Sale Loss Deferral Rule Applies if Substantially Identical Stock Is Purchased in Taxpayer's Individual Retirement Account
11/09/2007 Cost Basis Reporting Legislation Picks Up Steam as It Rolls Out of the House and Into the Senate
08/03/2007 "Phantom Income" and Trusts: A Recent Adverse IRS Proposed Regulations for Investment Management & Custody Fees
06/28/2007 "Phantom Income" and a Recent Adverse IRS Memo for Investment Account Wrap Fees
06/11/2007 Senate Committee Staff Releases Cost Basis Reporting Legislation Proposal Summary
05/24/2007 Stock Index Options - Determining When They Are Subject to the Mark-to-Market Rules
05/07/2007 Futures, Non-Equity and Stock Index Options – Be Aware of the Special "Mark-to-Market" Tax Rules
04/12/2007 Check Your Portfolio for Losses You Should Take
03/13/2007 IRS & Congress Focused on Proper Basis Reporting by Taxpayers - What That Means To You
01/24/2007 GainsKeeper and BasisPro Win Financial Planning Award
11/30/2006 Welcome to the new GainsKeeper web site!