How to Prepare Yourself to Manage Bitcoin and Taxes?
As a wise man once said, there is no escaping taxes and death once you are born. When Bitcoin was introduced, however, there was a glimmer of hope, most of us thought that we might just be able to escape taxes. Unfortunately, it was short lived, as the IRS decided to impose taxes on virtual currency holdings. Now that Bitcoin is considered as an official asset by various government agencies in the United States, one can do nothing but pay the toll. How do we know what is taxable and what is not? Well, for that we have a few experts who can help us understand, but it will be easier if you....
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Koinly is a tax solution for cryptocurrency investors and accountants. Anyone who owns multiple exchange accounts or wallets knows the pains when it comes to declaring taxes. Koinly was built to solve this very problem – by integrating with all major blockchains and exchanges Koinly reduces crypto tax reporting to a few minutes of work.
Robin Singh is the Founder of Koinly. He recently joined the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to talk about the challenges crypto users face with regards to taxes in 2022:
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