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A.
Find Your Account Number & Username.
These are general instructions that apply if trades are cleared
through Penson. The path to the Penson site and the specific
services offered depends on the retail brokerage agreement in place.
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Log into your account.
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Navigate to Penson (look for Penson, Clearing Firm or Accounting
Details).
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Respond to any security questions that
appear. The process lands on the Penson site.
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Select: Account Information
/Customer Info.
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Review "Customer Info"
....
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Your Account Number
begins with 07, it is near the top of the page.
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Your
Username = User ID, it is near the
bottom of the page.
B. Confirm Your
Password
Your Password depends on the
type of account you have:
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If User ID
begins with "AUTOGEN*"
(see near bottom of the page)
then Password = Tax ID (a Social Security Number).
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If User ID
is a name
then you have a custom password. If you forgot your
password then contact support.
C. TradeAccountant™ Setup
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Select the Accounts Screen.
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Select the Add button to display the dialog
below.
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If you don't
plan to use Sync then skip steps 3 - 6.
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Name The Account:
Enter any name.
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Financial Institution:
"penson".
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Account Number:
"07-12345678" format
Use the number indicated in the step above.
Remember to keep the "07-" appended to your 8 digit account
number.
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Enable Sync Download: Select the checkbox.
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Account Username: Account Number
(from above).
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Password:
See "Confirm Your Password" above.
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Select OK.
(Note: This information is masked and retained in your local copy of TAPro
and only sent to the Clearing Firm's OFX server to authenticate requests
for data download.)
D. Analysis and Reporting Tips
For best
results, browse the "Import" information below. You may want to
limit your first download to the last tax year so there is less data to
work with. Select one of the topics below:
Training
Videos (with voice):
Click
Here
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