Record all Bitcoin purchases: List the date, SATs amount, and purchase price in $ for each Bitcoin transaction.

Record all Bitcoin sales(gifts and exchanges count as sales too): List the date, amount of SATs, and sale price for each Bitcoin transaction. (If it were an exchange, you just calculate how much it would have been valued had you sold it for $.)

Now, you can let your tax preparer figure the rest out for you from that info, or you can do the math yourself for your own privacy. I recommend the FIFO method for simplicity’s sake.

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

I suppose the same applies to zaps?

Yeah, that would be a gift. So same rules apply.

However, the IRS only wants things reported in whole dollar figures, and since most zaps aren’t more than a few pennies, it’s hard to know how the enforcement will go on such things.

I’d keep up with any zap worth $.50 or more at the time of receipt.

I should clarify, not tax advice just my viewpoint. You should consult a tax professional to be sure.

Do not do all of that. Tax agencies rely on fear and self-reporting.

They have no enforcement capabilities beyond a few high profile individuals.

Stay private. Do not comply.