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Re: Tax status



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Be careful, and either double-check, or have your accountant double-check 
everything. I've been told there are some inaccuracies on that site.


In a message dated 7/23/01 6:04:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mailrs@xxxxxxxxxx writes:

> It looks as if we have a disagreement of experts.  I was quoting from Ted
>  Tesser's article on page 90 of the June 2000 issue of Active Trader 
magazine
>  in which he discusses the 475 election and specifically states that a 475
>  election eliminates the preferential tax treatment of the 60/40 split for
>  Section 1256 contracts.
>  
>  Guess we all better do our homework before next tax season.
>  
>  For those of you who are not familiar with Ted Tesser. He is a CPA who
>  specializes in income taxes for traders and investors.  His web site is at
>  the following URL
>  
>  http://www.taxtrader.com/home.html
>  
>