by Krisan Marotta | Jun 18, 2013 | Cost Basis
Thanks to increased federal regulations, many custodians are providing cost basis information in the files downloaded to PortfolioCenter. But how do you know if you need to keep both systems up to date? And what decisions do you need to make to get started?...
by Krisan Marotta | Jun 11, 2013 | Cost Basis
Need some help understanding how Schwab processes trade lots when using the Tax Lot Optimizer — the same matching method PortfolioCenter calls Beneficial Tax? The method is designed to sell lots in the order that will take losses before and gains. Within...
by Krisan Marotta | Jan 29, 2013 | Cost Basis
The second step in getting started with cost basis is to make sure the matching method assigned to each account in PortfolioCenter is the same as the matching method assigned to each account at your custodian — and this method is the one you and your clients...
by Krisan Marotta | Nov 27, 2012 | Cost Basis
Thanks to the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, custodians and broker-dealers are required to report the adjusted cost basis of sold securities to the IRS and taxpayers on Form 1099-B — including whether the gain/loss is short or long term....
by Krisan Marotta | Oct 9, 2012 | Billing
Setting up billing in PortfolioCenter requires several “policy” decisions. If you decide to deduct fees from your clients accounts, you need to decide whether to deduct the total fee for a client household from a single account OR deduct a percentage of...
