Crypto tax guides for every situation

Filing fundamentals

Start with taxable activity, reporting steps, and the core records needed to prepare a crypto tax return.

1. Beginner’s filing guide→
2. Crypto-to-crypto trades→
3. Bitcoin earnings→

Records & cost basis

Create defensible transaction records and learn how to address missing history or calculate cost basis consistently.

1. Crypto tax preparation checklist→
2. Missing cost basis data→
3. FIFO calculations→

Wallets & exchanges

Bring hardware wallets, self-custody addresses, and exchange exports into one reviewable tax record.

1. Link a Ledger wallet→
2. Export exchange history→
3. Prove wallet ownership→

DeFi, staking & swaps

Understand the records and potential tax events associated with rewards, liquidity pools, and token swaps.

1. Report staking rewards→
2. DeFi interest→
3. Capital gains on swaps→

Software & calculations

Compare crypto tax software and understand the accounting methods that influence calculated gains and losses.

1. Best crypto tax software→
2. CryptoTaxCalculator overview→
3. LIFO accounting→

Audits & corrections

Respond to tax authority questions, correct earlier returns, and understand the risks of incomplete reporting.

1. Respond to an IRS letter→
2. Fix previous returns→
3. Consequences of not reporting→

Crypto reporting deadlines by jurisdiction

Filing calendars, reporting requirements, and jurisdiction-specific crypto tax deadlines.

International crypto tax rule changes

Cross-border crypto tax developments, regulatory changes, and jurisdiction-specific rules.

Tax authority audits & corrections

Crypto tax audits, investigations, amended returns, disputes, and corrective action.

Filing & reporting

Practical guidance for crypto tax returns, reporting, audits, and compliance.

Software & records

Software, transaction exports, and tools for defensible crypto records.

DeFi, staking & tokens

Tax considerations for staking, DeFi, airdrops, NFTs, and tokens.

Wallets & exchanges

Record keeping and tax questions involving wallets, exchanges, and self-custody.

Calculations & gains

Cost basis, FIFO, capital gains, losses, and tax-rate calculations.

Specialist rules & tax situations

Specialist crypto tax questions that fall outside the main filing and asset-type guides.