LibraTax Opens to the Public: Bitcoin Tax Nightmare Just Got Easier

LibraTax Opens to the Public: Bitcoin Tax Nightmare Just Got Easier

Taxing bitcoin something that is considered to be one of the biggest headaches known to cryptocurrency users. Not only is it a nightmare to keep track of buys and sells, along with all incoming and outgoing transactions, there's also a debate on whether or not cryptocurrency users should even care about taxes. Regardless of the brewing controversy, the fact remains that it's near-impossible to keep track of the numbers efficiently under the current systems. Libra saw the trouble and is releasing their LibraTax software to the public to help keep the books in line. It's an easy-to-use....


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