Is U.S. tax reporting for stock sales based upon trade date or settlement date?

The Form W-8 remains in effect for the period beginning on the date it is signed and ending on the last day of the third succeeding calendar year. IBKR will notify clients in advance when a Form W-8 is about to expire and will present them with the online Tax Form upon login to…

Short-term capital gains are capital gains earned on the sale of securities and mutual fund shares held for one year or less. If you hold an investment for more than one year, any gain on the sale of the asset is considered long-term and is taxed at a more favorable capital gains tax rate. The date a security is acquired is the trade date +1 and the date of sale is the trade date…

As proceeds are reported on a trade date basis a sale is reportable in the year it is executed not settled. In the case of bond sales which take place in December but which do not settle until the following year, the sale proceeds will be reported in the year of the trade, and accrued interest, if any, will be reported included in the following year’s 1099-INT, when the funds are received in your account…

U.S.

U.S security transactions are reported on a trade date basis. A sale is reportable in the year it is executed not settled. In the case of security sales which take place in December but which do not settle until the following year, the sale proceeds will be reported in the year of the trade, and accrued dividend or interest, if any, will be reported the following year's 1099-DIV/INT…