You trade NQ. The IRS treats your futures, your prop payouts, and your funded accounts three different ways — and most preparers don't know the difference. TraderTax is NQVault's official tax partner: trader-specialist CPAs, exclusive member pricing with code NQV, zero tax homework on your end.
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You're paired with a CPA who works on Form 6781, prop firm payouts, and Mark-to-Market elections every day — not a generalist who sees one trader return a year.
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TraderTax is NQVault's official tax partner. That means Vault members skip the generic-CPA roulette and go straight to someone who understands both sides of a futures trader's year — Section 1256 in the personal account AND self-employment treatment on funded payouts — at a member rate you don't get off the street.
Whether you trade a personal futures account, funded prop accounts, or both — your return gets handled by someone who does trader taxation exclusively.
60/40 treatment on Form 6781, mark-to-market at year-end, 3-year loss carryback where it applies.
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Qualification analysis; Schedule C business-expense deductions where the facts support it.
Election analysis, deadline filing, ordinary-loss treatment for those who qualify.
Wash sales, index vs equity options, Form 8949 reconciliation if you trade beyond futures.
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See what Section 1256's 60/40 split typically saves versus ordinary rates — in about 60 seconds. Ballpark only; every situation varies.
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Get Started →Regulated futures contracts like NQ typically qualify for Section 1256 treatment — 60% of gains at long-term capital gains rates, 40% at short-term, regardless of holding period, reported on Form 6781. For most active futures traders that's a real advantage over stock day trading, and wash-sale rules generally don't apply. A futures-specialist CPA confirms what applies to you.
Different animal. Prop payouts are typically 1099-NEC self-employment income — ordinary rates plus 15.3% SE tax — because you're trading the firm's capital, not your own. Eval fees, resets, and data are often deductible, and an S-Corp can make sense for higher earners. Most general preparers miss this split entirely.
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For most traders who qualify for Trader Tax Status or report prop income as self-employment, those are typically deductible business expenses. The specifics depend on how your trading is reported — most traders confirm deductibility with a CPA before filing.
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For estimates and general education only — every situation varies. TraderTax is a platform that matches traders with CPAs; it is not a licensed CPA firm and this page is not tax advice. Your TraderTax-matched CPA confirms what applies to your specific situation before anything is filed.
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