Libra Unveils IRS-Compliant, Cost-Saving Bitcoin Tax Software
Cryptocoin tax software company Libra has made its first product, LibraTax, publicly available to help cryptocurrency users calculate their tax obligations and get compliant with relevant regulations. The software will allow individuals and businesses to optimize their US tax filings, and it will accommodate cryptocurrency users from 2013 and before, including those who filed for tax extensions in the spring, the company said in a statement. LibraTax retrieves a user’s transaction history from the blockchain and cross-references that data with a given currency’s historical market value.....
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