Tax Lot Accounting

A method of accounting for a portfolio in which one keeps a record of the purchase price and sale price of each security in the portfolio, along with each one's cost basis and transaction size. One maintains the same record for each security even if one performs more than one transaction with it. The goal of tax lot accounting is to minimize one's taxes by reducing the net present value for accounting purposes.

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