For some investors, organizing investment records for use in preparing income taxes can be an anxiety-ridden nightmare. All those trade confirms to deal with, the income checks, figuring out gains and losses, performance - Whoa... where to start! Luckily, the BetterInvesting™ Portfolio Manager dramatically improves your portfolio management and investment record keeping, making income tax filing a breeze. Once organized, you'll have the tax records and information in place to make smarter decisions.
The various links below illustrate some of the tax record keeping and reporting tools in Portfolio Manager that improve your decision-making, while also saving you time and money when preparing your taxes. Click on a thumbnail to learn more.
Income Entry Screen
Use this screen to record investment income,
cash distributions, capital gain distributions,
and dividend reinvestments (DRIPs).
Income Reinvestment Screen
When the investment income received is reinvested
back into the same asset, this screen is used
to create a new purchase lot reflecting the
reinvestment.
Sale Entry Screen
Use this screen to enter necessary IRS filing
information for security sale activity.
Sale Application Screen
As part of the sale process, users can allocate
the sold quantity of the asset using IRS approved
methods First In First Out, Specific Identification,
or Average Cost.
The links provided below will open a PDF file
which requires that you have Adobe Acrobat
Reader installed. If you don't have Acrobat
Reader installed you can download it for free
here. The visual quality of the file can be
dependent on your systems monitor or display
setting. After opening the file, use the Print
option in Acrobat Reader to print the report.
Income Report
The Income Received Report shows investment
income and capital gain distributions received
by securities in a portfolio, and will be
appreciated the next time you organize your
records for tax preparation. The report is
also very helpful for analyzing portfolio
income flows, thoroughly showing which assets
are providing you with current income.
Sold Report
Portfolio Manager’s Sold Securities Report compiles important information regarding the sales of securities for a given portfolio, providing realized capital gain and loss information. Organized to clearly summarize sales activity for the period selected, this report helps users also plan future sales armed with the knowledge of gains that have already been realized in the current tax year for the portfolio.