Key Facts About Crypto Tax in New York
New York combines a 10.9% top state rate with a NYC resident tax up to 3.876%, among the heaviest combined burdens in the country. Add the BitLicense exchange landscape and aggressive NYS audit posture, and accurate crypto tax work is non-negotiable.
- New York taxes crypto gains as ordinary income up to 10.9%.
- NYC residents pay an additional city tax up to 3.876%, combined burden among the highest in the U.S.
- BitLicense rules limit which exchanges legally serve NY residents, widening the typical venue mix.
- NYS actively audits high-earner crypto residency claims and digital-asset reporting.
- Per-lot crypto tax work, not aggregate summaries, is the standard for a defensible NY return.
- Count On Sheep delivers CPA-ready 8949 and Schedule D inputs, your CPA files, or you load TurboTax.
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From New York City to every metro in New York
New York crypto investors in New York City, Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Syracuse and surrounding metros, served remotely from anywhere in the state.
New York crypto investors in NYC, Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, and Syracuse face the combined NYS-plus-NYC tax stack, BitLicense-driven venue complexity, and one of the most aggressive audit postures in the country. Per-lot Rebuilding cost basis across centralized exchanges, DEXs, and wallets is the only defensible approach. We rebuild the ledger and hand off CPA-ready 8949, Schedule D, and Schedule 1 inputs. Count On Sheep is your crypto tax professional in New York. Your CPA stays your CPA. We deliver the crypto inputs, they complete the return.
Keep your CPA. We do the crypto.
Your CPA handles your business return, your W-2, your K-1s, your real estate. We are the crypto tax professionals who handle the wallet, exchange, and DeFi side, for New York residents and beyond.
Former Big 4 + CPA leadership
Our team came up inside Big 4 firms and CPA leadership roles, then went deep into crypto. Same audit-grade discipline that ran public-company engagements, applied to your wallet history.
USA-based, hands-on team
A senior crypto tax professional reviews every engagement. No offshore data-entry pipeline, no automated black box. Every edge case, basis split, and DeFi classification is handled by humans here.
We stay in our lane
We don't file your taxes. We don't replace your CPA. We do the part most CPAs and most software can't, the crypto. Then your CPA files, or you file with TurboTax.
How New York treats crypto for tax
Federal Crypto Tax Treatment (applies in New York)
Reportable on Form 8949, Schedule D, Schedule 1 (or Schedule C for mining as a trade or business). Count On Sheep produces these inputs from your complete on-chain history.
What we untangle for New York crypto investors
Four steps, start to finish
From anywhere in New York.
Connect
You connect read-only access to your exchanges and share wallet addresses. CSV exports work too.
Reconcile
We pull and reconcile every wallet, exchange, and DeFi interaction into one ledger with cost basis, holding period, and proceeds per lot.
Specialist Review
A senior crypto tax professional reviews edge cases. Manual basis splits, DeFi classifications, bridge events, restaking, NFTs.
CPA-Ready Reports
You get CPA-ready Form 8949, Schedule D, Schedule 1 inputs (and Schedule C for mining), plus full workpapers. Hand to your CPA, or load into TurboTax.
Clean files, ready for your CPA
When the crypto tax work is done, you receive a tidy package: Form 8949 detail, Schedule D totals, Schedule 1 inputs for staking and airdrops, and the workpapers behind every number. That goes straight to your CPA, or into TurboTax.
Common questions, New York edition
Does New York audit crypto returns differently from other states?
NYS is among the most aggressive on residency audits and digital-asset reporting. Per-event, per-wallet documentation matters, aggregate summaries don't survive scrutiny. We rebuild the per-lot ledger across every venue and produce Form 8949 detail that holds up.
What's the New York income tax rate on crypto gains?
New York's top marginal income tax rate is 10.9%. 10.9% top marginal rate (on income over $25M; 8 brackets); NYC adds 3.078-3.876%. Crypto gains are reported as ordinary income or capital gains depending on holding period; New York generally follows the federal characterization. Count On Sheep produces the federal 8949 and Schedule D inputs your CPA needs to complete the New York return. We don't file the return ourselves.
Do you file my taxes?
No. That's deliberate. Count On Sheep is a team of crypto tax professionals. Former Big 4 and CPA leadership, now crypto-native blockchain tax experts. We produce CPA-ready 8949, Schedule D, and Schedule 1 inputs. Your CPA files. Or you file with TurboTax. Staying out of preparation keeps the engagement conflict-free and the audit trail clean.
Can my CPA use your reports?
Yes. That is exactly the point. Our deliverable drops directly into the workflow your CPA already uses. Schedule D totals, 8949 detail, Schedule 1 inputs for staking and airdrops, and reconciliation workpapers behind every number.
Does this work with TurboTax?
Yes. If you self-file, the Count On Sheep deliverable plugs into TurboTax. You enter the 8949 totals (or import where supported), and our workpapers back up every line if you ever need to defend it.
How does a remote engagement work?
Everything is remote. We serve New York residents from anywhere in the state. You grant read-only API access to your exchanges, share wallet addresses for on-chain history, and we handle the rest. No travel, no in-person meetings required.
What do I need to start?
Exchange account access or CSV exports, wallet addresses for every chain you have transacted on, any prior-year tax returns that touched crypto, and a brief on your DeFi activity. We scope from there.
How is the engagement priced?
First-time crypto tax engagements start at a $999 minimum. Larger or more complex engagements are scoped hourly at $500/hr after the initial call. All fees are quoted in writing before you commit.
About the Count On Sheep team
Count On Sheep is a USA-based team of crypto tax professionals. Former Big 4 accountants and CPA leadership, now crypto-native blockchain tax experts. We do hands-on crypto tax work for high-volume investors, funds, founders, and active traders, including New York residents from New York City, Buffalo, Albany and beyond.
We don't file taxes. We don't replace your CPA. Most CPAs don't do crypto, that's the gap we fill. We bridge DeFi and TradFi to produce the 8949, Schedule D, and Schedule 1 inputs your CPA can drop into your return.
Ready to get your crypto tax handled and CPA-ready?
Book a free scoping call or call us directly. We serve New York residents remotely.