This document sets forth an elective
safe harbor that permits dealers in securities and dealers in
commodities to elect to use the values of positions reported on
certain financial statements as the fair market values of those
positions for purposes of section 475 of the Internal Revenue Code
(Code). This safe harbor is intended to reduce the compliance
burden on taxpayers and to improve the administrability of the
valuation requirement of section 475 for the IRS.
US Code:
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USC 475 Name of Law: Mark to market accounting method for
dealers in securities
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