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Crypto Tax Guide 2026: IRS Rules, Forms & Rates
Master your 2026 crypto taxes. Learn the new IRS Form 1099-DA rules, wallet-level tracking, capital gains rates, and how to file Forms 8949 and Schedule D.
Garrett Taylor 18 min read
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Filed a Tax Extension? What Crypto Investors Need to Do Before October 15, 2026
The tax extension deadline is October 15, 2026. What crypto investors need to do now: late-filing penalties, 1099-DA mismatches, and a record cleanup plan.
Garrett Taylor 9 min read
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CoinTracking Help: When to Bring In a Crypto Tax Expert (2026)
Need CoinTracking help? The pain points worth hiring for, what a crypto tax professional actually fixes, and how done-for-you reconciliation works.
Matt Liong 9 min read
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CoinTracking Review 2026: The Oldest Crypto Tax Tool, Tested by a Specialist
An honest CoinTracking review for 2026: pricing, the free tier catch, power features, the dated UI, DeFi cleanup pain, and the best alternatives.
Matt Liong 12 min read
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Koinly vs CoinTracking 2026: Which Crypto Tax Tool Actually Fits You?
Koinly vs CoinTracking for 2026: verified pricing, transaction limits, DeFi coverage, tax reports, and worked cost examples so you pick the right tool.
Matt Liong 11 min read
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Best Crypto Tax Software in 2026: 7 Top Tools Compared (Honest Roundup)
Best crypto tax software for 2026 compared: Koinly, CoinTracker, CoinLedger, and more, with real pricing, honest limits, and when software is not enough.
Matt Liong 16 min read
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Selling XRP Taxes: Capital Gains, Cost Basis, and What the SEC Case Never Changed
Selling XRP taxes for 2026: short vs long term rates, the 0/15/20 brackets, worked examples, FIFO vs specific identification, Rev. Proc. 2024-28 wallet rules, the 1099-DA zero-basis trap, SEC lawsuit tax myths, and loss harvesting.
Nick Slettengren 26 min read
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XRP ETF Taxes: Grantor Trusts, Phantom Fee Sales, and the Wash Sale Rule That Suddenly Applies
XRP ETF taxes for 2026: how spot XRP ETFs like XRPC, XRPZ, and GXRP work as grantor trusts, the sponsor-fee micro-sales on your 1099-B, why wash sale rules apply to ETF shares but not XRP, IRA placement, and ETF vs direct XRP compared.
Nick Slettengren 23 min read
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XRP Flare Airdrop Taxes: How FLR, Songbird, and FlareDrops Are Taxed
XRP Flare airdrop taxes for 2026: when FLR and Songbird airdrops became income, monthly FlareDrop timing, what happens if you never claimed, exchange vs self-custody claims, cost basis, and selling airdropped tokens.
Nick Slettengren 26 min read
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XRP Ledger DeFi Taxes: AMM Pools, DEX Trades, Wrapped XRP, and XRPL NFTs
XRP Ledger DeFi taxes for 2026: XLS-30 AMM deposits and LP tokens, XRPL DEX trades, wrapped XRP bridging, trust lines, XLS-20 NFTs and royalties, and how to keep records when tax software barely supports XRPL.
Nick Slettengren 26 min read
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XRP Staking and Lending Taxes: Why There Is No Real XRP Staking, and How Earn Income Is Taxed
XRP staking and lending taxes for 2026: why XRP has no native staking, how exchange earn program rewards are taxed as ordinary income, platform risk lessons from Celsius and BlockFi, DeFi lending of wrapped XRP, and Schedule 1 vs Schedule C reporting.
Nick Slettengren 22 min read
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Bitcoin ETF Taxes: Grantor Trusts, Phantom Expense Sales, and IRAs
Bitcoin ETF taxes for 2026: how spot ETFs like IBIT, FBTC, and GBTC work as grantor trusts, the phantom expense sales on your 1099-B, wash sale rules, ETFs in IRAs, GBTC conversion basis, and futures ETFs like BITO.
Nick Slettengren 25 min read
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Bitcoin Mining Taxes: Hobby vs Business, Deductions, and Selling Mined Coins
Bitcoin mining taxes for 2026: hobby vs business classification, income at fair market value, Schedule C and self-employment tax, equipment depreciation, electricity deductions, quarterly estimates, and selling mined coins.
Nick Slettengren 26 min read