Hi Cassandra, Good question. Licenses really only come into play if you are going to be making trading recommendations for other traders, and offering investment advice. So there are no licenses needed
Hi EJ, I'm sure there are other tax services available but we usually recommend Green Trader Tax and they are the only preparers that I feel comfortable recommending. Not out of bad experiences with

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