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Half a year in, scrounging for tax info

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Jul 8, 2026 · 14:34

I have been seriously trading options since the beginning of the year but I am having a hard time understanding my tax responsibilities. Initially i figured the same as all other years, get my paperwork from etrade and everywhere else to my tax person (family member).

Now i am hearing i need to pay quarterly, well the first two quarters are over. Idk what the threshold is where i need to switch from status quo to paying quarterly is but i’m making a lot of guacamole over here, well it’s a lot to me anyway.

Married filing jointly, usually we get a sizeable refund and i figured this would maybe just wipe out the refund but now i’m questioning that based on the sheer amount of guacamole.

I am not opposed to paying a tax person to do this, i’m going to try to meet with the family member about this one last time before switching.

Any advice would be helpful!