Can my trading account remain individual or must I change it to institution?
jjohnson5677 аѕkеԁ:
I hаνе a corporation thаt I јυѕt set up thіѕ year. I set up thе corporation fοr mу stock аnԁ option trading. I аm nеw tο thіѕ, ѕο bear wіth mе. I hаνе аn INDIVIDUAL trading account wіth IB (Interactive Brokers). Mοѕt οf mу corporation profits wіƖƖ bе profits frοm mу trading. Dοеѕ mу account wіth IB hаνе tο bе changed tο аn Institution account tο report thеѕе profits οn mу corporation? Or саn I јυѕt keep mу individual account аnԁ still report thе profits οn mу corporation? It wουƖԁ bе a real pain tο change mу account tο institution, ѕο I don’t want tο іf I don’t hаνе tο.
I hаνе a corporation thаt I јυѕt set up thіѕ year. I set up thе corporation fοr mу stock аnԁ option trading. I аm nеw tο thіѕ, ѕο bear wіth mе. I hаνе аn INDIVIDUAL trading account wіth IB (Interactive Brokers). Mοѕt οf mу corporation profits wіƖƖ bе profits frοm mу trading. Dοеѕ mу account wіth IB hаνе tο bе changed tο аn Institution account tο report thеѕе profits οn mу corporation? Or саn I јυѕt keep mу individual account аnԁ still report thе profits οn mу corporation? It wουƖԁ bе a real pain tο change mу account tο institution, ѕο I don’t want tο іf I don’t hаνе tο.
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Well, for tax purposes, your capital gains/losses are going to go to your social security number instead of the corporate EIN. So you wouldn’t be able to file your trades with the corporate tax return….which is kinda why you set up the corporation.
Comment by Okiedokie97 — March 26, 2009 @ 5:03 am
You must create and use only separate accounts for your corporation, though not necessarily institutional accounts.
Your corporation is a separate entity from you.
The board of directors must hold a meeting and resolve to open each and every financial account of the corporation. It must also state who will have authority to transact in the account.
This must be recorded in the minutes of the meeting of the board of directors.
The secretary of the corporation must draw up a resolution and sign it, stating that the board of directors has resolved to open this account.
The secretary of the corporation must sign the account forms at the financial institution when it is opened, swearing that the board of directors of the corporation has resolved to open this account.
This must be done according to the laws of the state that you have incorporated in. Even if you are the sole person in the corporation. You hold all the hats. In my state, the president of the corporation may also hold any other office, except corporate secretary.
To do otherwise, is to leave yourself liable for the debts of the corporation.
Consider filing for S-Corp status with the IRS, which frees your corporation from Federal Income Taxes, except certain capital gains. You need to check with them to see what applies to your corporation.
You may wish to sell your investments and use the money to purchase more shares of stock in your corporation, to get the money into the corporation, or lend it to the corporation.
FYI: An institutional account is one held by a financial institution, I am not sure that is what you should be considering. These are companies that invest millions of dollars of other people’s money, and charge the investors a fee for it.
Comment by Feeling Mutual — March 28, 2009 @ 1:34 am