49 guides · updated September 2026

Crypto tax guides

Country-specific filing guidance, form walkthroughs, and how to get your history out of every exchange and wallet you have used. Written by the people who reconstruct these ledgers for a living.

Latest · United Kingdom

Best crypto tax software for the UK, ranked by where each one breaks

Six tools for an HMRC return, with the specific failure to watch for in each.

13 Sep 20265 min readRead →

Importing

Getting your history out of an exchange and into one place, cleanly

7 guides · Moonscape

United States

IRS guidance, Form 8949, and the 1099-DA transition

16 guides · IRS
Series · one per broker
Your 1099-DA is probably missing cost basis. Here's how to fix it.

Same problem, 5 brokers. Pick yours for the specific export steps and the boxes to check.

27 Aug 2026
The CLARITY Act does almost nothing to your crypto taxes
A 616-page crypto bill with no meaningful tax title. Here is what people think it changes, and what it actually does.
7 min
24 Aug 2026
The CLARITY Act, explained
What the bill actually does, where it currently sits in Congress, and what changes for you if it passes.
9 min
16 Mar 2026
Form 8949 Line-by-Line: Complete Crypto Reporting Guide
Every box, every checkbox, every column explained with examples
12 min
04 Mar 2026
The 1099-DA reports the wrong number. Your accountant doesn't know that yet.
Gross proceeds are not gains. The form doesn't tell you the difference.
3 min
04 Mar 2026
You bridged ETH to Arbitrum. The IRS sees a sale.
Same token, same owner, different chain. Still a taxable event.
4 min
04 Mar 2026
Your crypto return takes 20 hours. Here's where the time actually goes.
It's not the filing. It's the reconciliation.
3 min
17 Feb 2026
The DeFi Tax Blind Spot: What Brokers Don't Report
Decentralized finance creates taxable events the IRS doesn't automatically see
9 min
10 Feb 2026
FIFO vs Specific Identification: Choosing Your Cost Basis Method
How the right method can legally reduce your crypto tax bill
9 min
03 Feb 2026
The Complete 1099-DA Guide: Crypto Tax Reporting in 2026
Every box, every deadline, every edge case explained
10 min
24 Jan 2026
Form 1099-DA: The New Crypto Tax Form Explained
What it is, who gets one, and what to do with it
10 min
06 Apr 2025
Crypto Tax Guide 2025: How to File Your U.S. Crypto Taxes
For April 2025 Deadline
40 min
26 Mar 2025
How to Report Crypto Taxes using Form 8949
Fill in Form 8949 Guidance
4 min
26 Mar 2025
What Happens If You Don't Report Crypto Taxes?
Understanding the Risks and Consequences
2 min
14 Feb 2025
Crypto Gifting 101 for US users
4 min
12 Nov 2024
IRS Rev Proc 2024-28: New Crypto Wallet-by-Wallet Tracking Rules
Understanding the New Revenue Procedure for Digital Asset Cost Basis
3 min
07 Jun 2023
Why the SEC and Crypto Don't Always See Eye to Eye
3 min

United Kingdom

HMRC guidance, Capital Gains Tax, and Section 104 pooling

5 guides · HMRC

Australia

ATO guidance and Australian crypto tax obligations

1 guide · ATO

Foundations

How the mechanics work, and why they complicate a return

7 guides · Educational
Not general advice

These guides are information, not tax advice. Rules change, and your position depends on facts we can't see from here. If there's meaningful unpaid tax, get a qualified adviser involved — and hand them a reconstructed history rather than a shoebox. Start with a free diagnostic scan →