Federal Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions analyzes the taxation of both traditional stocks and bonds transactions as well as emerging hedging strategies and instruments, including derivatives.

Federal Taxation of Financial Instruments and Transactions gives you the practical tax-planning guidance needed to understand the tax consequences of these sophisticated transactions.

This publication explains the myriad and complex rules that govern various financial instruments and transactions, follows the recent developments in the law, and, where relevant, provides a detailed analysis of past treatment and history of financial instruments and transactions. It also contains numerous case scenarios to better elaborate and illustrate the concepts, transactions, and tax treatments described in the text.