Crypto tax, worked
Treat crypto as property: swaps, staking rewards and record keeping.
Module 20 of 26, US tax walkthroughs (general information). Lesson 2 of 5, about 18 minutes. This module is for readers in the US.
The takeaway
Crypto is taxed as property: swaps are taxable events, staking rewards are ordinary income on receipt, and good records of dollar value and fees matter because exchange reporting to the IRS keeps expanding.
This page is a public summary. The full lesson has the worked examples, an interactive exercise and a short quiz, and sits in the course. Lessons 1 and 2 of Module 1 are free and the rest need a pass.
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