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Considerations
Use the page to generate the following types of reports in GainsKeeper:
Realized Report - This report displays the gains and losses you incurred from the sale of your shares. Be sure to include GainsKeeper's Realized Capital Gain & Loss Report with your Schedule D for tax filing.
Unrealized Report - This report can be generated for long or short holdings. It displays the gains and losses you would recognize if you were to sell your shares at today's market price. It is the difference between the current market value and the cost of your shares.
Mark-to-Market Report - This report should only be used if you file your taxes as a professional trader and you have elected to use mark-to-market accounting with the IRS. This report is for the IRS Form 4797 and should not be used for the Schedule D. You will only be able to generate a Mark-to- Market report for those accounts designated with the MTM type in GainsKeeper.
Buy Activity Report - This report displays the security type, date, shares, price, commission, cost per share, and cost basis for securities purchased in your account.
Short Sell Activity Report - This report displays the security type, date, shares, price, commission, proceeds per share, and proceeds for securities sold short in your account.
1041 Schedule D Attachment - Estate/Trust - Schedule D-1, Continuation Sheet for Schedule D (Form 1041). This is used to report gains/loss from the sale or exchange of capital assets.
1065 Schedule D Attachment - U.S. Return of Partnership Income – Form 1065 is an information return used to report the income, gains, losses deductions, credits, etc. from the operation of a partnership.
1120 Schedule D Attachment - U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return.
1120S Schedule D Attachment - U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation – Form 1120S reports the income, gains, losses, deductions, credits, etc., for a domestic corporation or other entity for any tax year covered by an election to be an S corporation.
Form 4797 Attachment - Mark-to-Market election reporting of income/loss.
Form 6781 Attachment - Gains and Losses from §1256 contracts.
Example
Click here to view an example of the Custom Reporting page.
