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The nitty gritty of choosing a crypto tax pro
In Part I we examined the legacy approach and the anatomy of tax return preparation to segue into being better prepared for choosing a crypto tax professional. See Part I. Let’s dive into Part II.
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Crypto tax software is a must to calcula...
The anatomy of tax return prep and where to start: The legacy tax approach
Let's examine the anatomy of tax preparation which is helpful when going through the process of choosing a crypto tax professional. Pre-crypto taxpayers either self-prepared tax returns or hired a professional. It's either ...
Understanding the meaning of NFTs
Non-fungible tokens better known as NFTs are the hottest thing in crypto. 2021 may go down as the “Year of NFTs”. You may be wondering how are NFTs taxed?
Let’s start with the NFT meaning. Then we’ll discuss the taxability.
Fungibility
NFTs are a byproduct of cr...
Everybody's favorite crypto tax question
The IRS issued the final instructions for answering everybody's favorite tax question:
"At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency?"
- Is it good news or bad news?
- Are ...
Crypto craziness continues
In part one of this blog we talked about GameStop and related crypto craziness. WallStreetBets was David taking on Melvin Capital as Goliath. In this case David's stone was a short squeeze that almost killed the hedge fund.
The tweet and pumps spilled over into crypto an...
The Gamestop, Goliath drama
The past week in crypto, twitter, reddit and securities spheres is historic on a number of levels. The old saying you can't make this stuff holds true once again.
I always say my life would be boring it wasn't for crypto and blockchain. The entertainment value is bette...
IRS virtual currency check-the-box for 2020
In our first ever Crypto Bullseye Blog where I talked about the virtual currency gotcha question for 2019.
Guess what? The saga continues for 2020 and there are a few more twists to this ongoing tale.
The "virtual currency question" has turned into a ...
The 2019 virtual currency check-the-box question
In 2019 the IRS added a virtual currency check-the-box question to Schedule 1 (a form that only some people need to file) forcing people to disclose crypto activity under the penalty of perjury.
Here is the question at the top of the form:
At any ...
