Green’s 2025 Trader Tax Guide offers comprehensive insights and strategies to help traders maximize their tax benefits on their 2024 tax returns. Whether you prefer self-preparation or rely on a CPA firm, this guide provides valuable assistance in optimizing your tax savings. Although certain opportunities for tax breaks on 2024 returns may have passed, the guide empowers you to implement effective tax strategies and elections for the 2025 tax year. Featuring 17 informative chapters, the guide covers a wide range of topics crucial to traders, including trader tax status, Section 475 MTM, and tax treatment for various instruments such as equities, 1256 contracts, options, ETFs, ETNs, forex, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. It also addresses accounting for trading gains and losses, trading business expenses, tips for tax return preparation, tax planning, entity solutions, retirement plan strategies, IRS and state tax controversy, traders in tax court, proprietary trading, investment management, international tax implications, ACA Net Investment Income Tax, short selling, and the impact of significant tax legislation. Whether you are a seasoned trader or new to the world of trading, Green’s 2025 Trader Tax Guide is a valuable resource to navigate the complex landscape of tax regulations and make informed decisions to optimize your financial outcomes.