Investing

For complete tax coverage, check out TheStreet.com's Tax Center.

Stocks & Taxes

This Tax Season, Know Your Options
Options investing has tricky tax consequences. Here's how to sort it all out.

Marking Your Trades to Market
Be sure to attach a note stating your intentions to do so with your 2002 tax return.

Swapping That ETF Might Not Trigger a Tax Hit
Selling one ETF at a loss and buying another within 31 days won't trigger the wash sale rule.

Report Capital Gains on Your 1040A
Use Form 1040A if your gains are taxed at the normal capital gains rate.

How Should Investors Handle Carry-Over Losses for Tax Purposes
Confused this tax season? Beverly Goodman's here to help.

Remember to Deduct Trading Costs
If you meet the requirements to qualify as a trader, you can deduct all of your costs.

Who Needs to Worry About the Wash Sale Rule?
Most taxpayers do. Also, answers to questions on IRA requirements.

Sour Stocks Are More Taxing on Investors Than Traders
Short-term traders can claim more losses on tax forms and deduct office expenses incurred in trading.

Enron, WorldCom Worthless -- Except in Eyes of the IRS
The agency has strict definitions about what constitutes no value.

Short Selling Gets Sticky at Year End
The IRS makes this type of trading a bit more complicated at this time of year.

It Pays to Know Your Rights
Rights offerings from Ericsson and others have big implications -- tax and otherwise.

Mutual Funds & Taxes

Funds That Keep Taxes Low Can Save Your Portfolio
Here's how to pick tax-efficient funds that help you avoid a harsh bite.

How the Pros Steer Clear of the Tax Bite
Some fund managers' strategies for tax efficiency can be modified for individual portfolios.

You Can Spare Your Returns the Tax Ax
A new study shows how much wealth investors can preserve with tax management.

Know When to Fold 'Em
You may be fed up, but don't give up on your funds unless they meet these criteria.

Looking for a Little Fund Activity?
Here's how to evaluate an actively managed fund.

The Best Fund Family You've Never Heard of -- and Why It Doesn't Want Your Money
Dimensional Fund Advisors is about as close as anyone can get to matching or beating the market.

>To order reprints of this article, click here: Reprints