nickr" <nickravo[at]gmail.com> wrote:

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You will need earned income to make contributions to a
retirement plan. Trading profits are not considered earned
income whether you have trader status or not. You may be
able to transfer some of your profits to earned income if
you operate through a trading entity, but incorporation
(especially a C Corp) may not be the best route.

Deborah King, CPA
Lenoir NC

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nickr wrote:

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No, not this year unless you have already elected trader
status for 2006 before April 15, 2006.

I suggest you review the information available at
http://fairmark.com/traders/ and then consult a local tax
professional who specializes in this area.

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nickr wrote:

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Any profits you have from schedule c stemming from the first
part of the year will qualify for contribution to an IRA,
within the other parameters of deductibility of course.

However once incorporated, only a salary paid you (with
concomitant FICA and FUTA taxes plus maybe some state
unemployment taxes) will qualify you for IRA contributions.

Not a good idea maybe.

ChEAr$,
Harlan Lunsford, EA n LA

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At the end of the year, if I incorporate a trading account I
have, can I take my profits, or part of them and put them in
an IRA of some sort? (Assume I have trader status and have
no other job.)

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