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The tax rules allow companies to write off their losses against income and thus lower their overall tax hit. Taking the deduction for property you sold can get tricky, however, because this involves ...

The IRS hasn’t created specialized tax forms for individual trading businesses. Traders enter gains and losses, portfolio income, business expenses and investment expenses on various forms. It’s often ...