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tax-straddle rule

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A quick definition of tax-straddle rule:

The tax-straddle rule is a law that prevents people from avoiding paying taxes on their income or converting short-term gains into long-term gains by disallowing the early deduction of a loss on one part of a straddle position while keeping the other part. A straddle position is when an investor holds contracts to buy and sell the same security or commodity, hoping to defer gains and use losses to offset other taxable income. This rule aims to ensure that people pay their fair share of taxes and cannot manipulate the system to their advantage.

A more thorough explanation:

The tax-straddle rule is a regulation that prevents individuals from deferring tax on income or converting ordinary income or short-term capital gain into long-term capital gain. This is done by disallowing the premature deduction of a loss on the sale or disposition of one leg of a straddle position while retaining the other, offsetting leg or position.

For example, if an investor holds contracts to buy and sell the same security or commodity, they may ensure a loss on one of the contracts to defer gains and use losses to offset other taxable income. However, the tax-straddle rule prevents them from prematurely deducting the loss on the sold contract while retaining the bought contract.

The tax-straddle rule has been greatly restricted by the requirement that gains and losses on commodities transactions must be reported based on their value at year-end.

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does anyone ever think about how we have no idea who everyone else here is? like you guys dont know me at all thats so crazy cause i talked to you more than ppl irl today
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HopefullyInLawSchool
16:03
isnt r&r a t50?
keep popping benadryls and ill stay online
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[] baddestbunny
16:04
living out the plot of the movie unfriended in the yale invite-only webinar
You were only invited to round out the numbers anyway lol
Dkk
16:05
I'm too old to r&r, just gunna kms rn.
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16:05
Gotta get this show on the road.
Dkk
16:05
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JumpySubsequentDolphin
16:05
washu stop emailing me while I’m waiting for a decision challenge
[] baddestbunny
16:05
I'm not in their webinar I just thought it would be a funny thing to have happen
[] baddestbunny
16:05
bc I have a sense of whimsy and imagination
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shaquilleoatmeal
16:07
battle of the bunnies
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16:08
bunny hows it looking out there?
[] baddestbunny
16:08
I just think it's weird when a make a joke about everyone in the yale webinar being tortured by a malevolent spirit and someone says you only got invited to round out the numbers
why
go off queen
[] baddestbunny
16:09
which number am I rounding out? 5'4 women who deserve to be tortured?
someone invited to the yale webinar would get it
[] baddestbunny
16:10
if you don't get invited to the yale webinar canada sends you an email letting u know you qualify for MAID
what's that
Send MA ID
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:16
LawHub blocking me from status checker, guess I ain't going to law school now
"Go touch grass" - Lawhub
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:17
Pretty much lol
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
16:18
Even though its only second check of the day
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