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@TheCryptoCPA

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Head of Tax @CoinTracker , Tax Analyst @forbescrypto , building @ColumnTax , Angel Investor Opinions are my own and not tax advice.

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Self-custody comes with self-tax compliance.
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Web 1.0 - Read-only. Web 2.0 - Read & write. Web 3.0 - Read, write & own.
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Crypto is the place where everyone feels late when they arrive.
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Dave Ramsey math to become a millionaire by 30. - Pay off your 1.5% mortgage. - Pay off your 0.9% car loan. - Buy a 2K used car so you can have 10K of repairs. - Use debit cards, not credit cards. - Don't allocate even a tiny bit to #btc - Make coffee at home.
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The IRS will make more money from crypto than anybody else.
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If you ever feel bad, just know that one of my clients lost 2B worth of BTC. He/she can see the balance on the wallet, but no private key.
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Getting a loan against your appreciated coins is a viable option to get liquidity without triggering a capital gains event. But, you will have to pay capital gains taxes if you make more profits from the loan proceeds.
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20% unrealized gain tax is the most aggressive tax policy I have ever seen.
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I don't think crypto will be pseudo-anonymous or privacy-preserving anymore, at least in the US. Yesterday, the IRS issued the long-awaited draft Form 1099-DA, the first tax form specifically designed to collect your ID and detailed transaction data at scale from "brokers".
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You are paid by how hard you are to replace. Not by how hard you work.
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With money you can buy a clock, not time. With money you can buy a house, not a home. With money you can buy a doctor, not health.
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The IRS will make more money from crypto than anybody else.
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You are paid by how hard you are to replace. Not by how hard you work.
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Why call it a tax when it's a penalty for being successful.
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First-time crypto buyer doing due diligence on the next 100X coin recommend by a Youtuber.
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Bitcoin CEO remains silent.
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How do I report SEC to the SEC for manipulating markets. Lol
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Several crypto lending/yield platforms froze or limited withdrawals due to the recent crypto crash and liquidity crunch. If your funds become totally irrecoverable, you may be eligible to write them off as a Nonbusiness bad debt (§166(a)(d)) on your taxes. How it works 👇
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When #btc hits 25K
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Meta will always be "Facebook". Sorry.
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If you tax unrealized gains, allow deducting unrealized losses.
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@bryan_johnson 2018 you looked more human than ever.
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How billionaires pay little to no taxes in the US 👇 Step 1: Know the tax rules Tax 101: Income is taxed at the time of receipt. Wealth is not taxed at the time of receipt. It gets taxed only when you sell. Income = Wages Wealth = Appreciated stocks, crypto & assets
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Receiving an NFT as a gift is not taxable to the recipient. The recipient pays taxes only when he/she sells it.
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Wealth is stored time.
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Success is having freedom to focus on the grind you actually enjoy.
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How do I report SEC to the SEC for manipulating markets. Lol
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Cash is more untraceable than any privacy coin.
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Discipline creates opportunity.
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Rewards received from crypto debit/credit cards are not taxable. This is because cash/crypto back is considered not income. It's an adjustment to the purchase price. - FAQ-
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Finding a crypto-savvy accountant is harder than finding the next 100X coin.
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Everything you need to know about Tax-loss harvesting and how much you can deduct on your taxes 👇
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You will get different types of tax reports (1099-MISC, 1099-B, 1099-K, Transaction report) from crypto exchanges this year. Here's what they mean and how to avoid overpaying taxes 👇
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@RyanSAdams This only applies to businesses accepting crypto. Not individuals. 🙂
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You can be twice as rich by deciding you need half as much.
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The best tax tool you can get is a CPA that trades crypto 🙃
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You are rich when you have money. You are wealthy when you have time.
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You are rich when you have money. You are wealthy when you have time.
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Do you need a special "Crypto accountant" to file your taxes? 👇 (Disclaimer: I don't practice anymore. I have nothing to gain from this thread other than telling you the truth)
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Who grew up here as a child?
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You can be twice as rich by deciding you need half as much.
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You are rich when you have money. You are wealthy when you have time.
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Finding a crypto-savvy accountant is harder than finding the next 100X coin.
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IRS is more bullish on crypto than anybody else. Few understand this.
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Hodling is the most powerful investment strategy.
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IRS gonna make more money from crypto than anybody else in the next 10 years.
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Rewards received from crypto debit/credit cards are not taxable. This is because cash/crypto back is considered not income. It's an adjustment to the purchase price. - FAQ-
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SEC announces they decided not to ban something they can't ban in the first place.
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I disappointed Elon
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What you want in life is to be in control of your time.
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This duo can bring in more people into #BTC than institutions.
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The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill was just passed by the House and is heading for Biden's signature. What does this mean for crypto holders? 👇
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Every fintech app will have to care about crypto soon or they will be yahood soon.
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Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, Wyoming - states with no income taxes. If you cash out crypto or NFTs there, you automatically save 5% - 15% of your total tax bill.
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IRS is going to advertise crypto to 150M+ Americans starting January 24th.
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Check out the crypto tax session we did at @Google below 👇 @talksatgoogle @CoinTracker #cryptotaxes #taxtwitter
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Considering tax heavens and renouncing citizenship when your 0.1 #BTC portfolio 2X
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What happens when you hodle for 20+ years.
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Web 2.0: Taxes are mandatory. Web 3.0: Taxes are optional.
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BREAKING: Cryptocurrency purchases made in USD are not subject to any type of IRS reporting - per updated FAQs as of March 2, 2021.
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He/she received BTC in 2010 as a refund from an overseas vendor. Long story.
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Here's your IRS tax bill on a 1M #BTC cash out. Scenario: - You live in a state with no state income taxes like TX. - Assume you only have the BTC gain in 2024 for simplicity. - You held the coins for at least 1 year before selling in 2024. Cost basis = 200K. - You are
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According to the IRS interpretation of the law, staking rewards are taxable upon receipt. On 1/20/23, the IRS updated its Digital Assets page to reflect this. You should also check "Yes" for the crypto question if you receive any staking rewards.
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#Bitcoin is the worst asset to evade taxes. All your records are permanently recorded on the blockchain.
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@TheJackForge Last thing you see before you lose PMF.
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How to be a millionaire? Pay unrealized gains taxes as a billionaire.
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How billionaires pay little to no taxes in the US 👇 (Buy, Borrow & Die strategy) Step 1: Know the key tax rules. Tax 101: Income is taxed at the time of receipt. Wealth is not taxed at the time of receipt. It gets taxed only when you sell. Income = Wages. Wealth =
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@BasedBeffJezos "I was arrested....as a millionaire"
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BREAKING: IRS has decided not to tax staking income at the time of receipt - reported by Blockworks. We don't know the specifics yet until we see the actual court ruling tomorrow. But, I'm hopeful! Stay tuned for a detailed thread tomorrow.
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Furthermore, in the new draft Form 1099-DA, the IRS has included “unhosted wallet provider” as a check box. This further signals the IRS’s intention to include unhosted wallets under the broker definition despite the industry feedback. What does this mean to you? Going forward,
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Planning to write a thread on crypto accountants. Who are "crypto accountants"? Do you need one? If so, when? How to pick one? What can an accountant actually do for you? What should you not expect from a CPA? How does pricing work? Any other questions?
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2022: "Media: bitcoin crashed down to $100,000"
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baby @Jason 😃
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@awwstn @Jason epic clip 😂
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@WatcherGuru Isn't he tired of being wrong?
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Fortunes are made when markets are boring and red.
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Web 4 is people getting sick of Web 1,2 & 3 and doing everything offline.
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Your passive staking rewards may not be taxed at the time of receipt. Let me explain the facts, where we are now, and what to expect next. 👇
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Joe Biden can't pay off your student loans. But, Jeo Boden can.
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As #btc approaches its all-time high, here are the top 6 things to keep in mind to NOT get screwed by taxes. 1/ Cashing out BTC is a taxable event. Ex: You paid 10K for 1 BTC and sold it for 50K. You have a taxable gain of 40K. 2/ Converting BTC to some other coin is a
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Ways & Means Committee is trying to close down a big crypto tax loophole - Wash sales Thread 👇
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2,550 accountants have signed up for my crypto tax webinar on Thursday. Highest ever. 👀
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Note that this form and the proposed regs are still not finalized. I hope we see broker and taxpayer-friendly changes in the final versions.
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The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.
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Crypto is not subject to the wash sale rule. That's a big loophole. This is going to end by 12/31/21.
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Rewards received from crypto debit/credit cards are not taxable. This is because cash/crypto back is considered not income. It's an adjustment to the purchase price. - FAQ-
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The maximum amount of capital losses you can claim in a year is 3K. But, what if you lost 100K in $LUNA or $UST? Assuming there are no other gains, it will take you 33.3 years (100K/3) to get the full tax benefit from the loss you had this year. Well, there may be a solution.
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Who said crypto is an uncorrelated asset to the stock market? 😅
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The Form captures unsurprising data points such as date acquired, date sold, proceeds, and cost basis of crypto assets sold. This information is needed and helpful for the taxpayer to complete their crypto tax filings. However, the collection and reporting of the following
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@BillyM2k Quote: "You suffer more in your imaginations than in reality"
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"Layer 2"
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Rewards received from crypto debit/credit cards are not taxable. This is because cash/crypto back is considered not income. It's an adjustment to the purchase price. - FAQ-
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This month, federal prosecutors brought the first pure legal crypto tax indictment against a Texas individual. Here's what he did (allegedly) 👇 This individual; 1/ Sold ~3.7M of #BTC and bought a house. 2/ 2017 tax return: Falsely inflated the cost basis of BTC to reduce
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You are rich when you have money. You are wealthy when you have time.
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@WatcherGuru Bankers getting ready to pump this to the moon.
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Spotted a taxpayer using excel to calculate crypto & NFT taxes.
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