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The BitcoinTaxes Podcast
by The BitcoinTaxes Podcast
Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Podcast
Episodes
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Is Crypto Staking Always Taxed Upon Receipt?
Ephraim Olson, a US tax lawyer who specializes in crypto tax law, joins the show to discuss recent IRS guidance on crypto tax staking. The IRS releases sparse guidance on common crypto activities, like staking – oftentimes, this guidance fails to address nuance, and paints with broad strokes....
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Avoiding Crypto Scams: Pig Butchering
Scams have always been prevalent in the cryptocurrency space, but they are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Alex Johnson, a lawyer with Kugelman Law, joins us to discuss a common sophisticated cryptocurrency scam known as “pig butchering”. Alex explains pig butchering scams in detail, and...
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Kraken sending user data to the IRS
In November 2023, the cryptocurrency trading platform Kraken has started sending specific crypto user data to the IRS. Alex Kugelman, a crypto tax controversy lawyer, joins the podcast to explain who is being targeted, why, and what to do if you are someone who’s data Kraken is sharing with the...
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IRS Issues New Crypto Staking Guidance
The IRS released Revenue Ruling 2023-14 which describes cryptocurrency staking as taxable at the fair market value on the date it was received. Matt Metras joins the show to break down what this ruling means for crypto traders and how it may affect their taxes moving forward. Guest Matt Metras...
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Navigating Uncharted Waters – The Power of Opinion Letters in Crypto Taxation
First time guest Ephraim Olson, a US tax lawyer who specializes in crypto tax law, joins the show to discuss opinion letters. The lack of guidance in the crypto tax space often puts taxpayers in a difficult position. Without official guidance from the IRS, there are a range of crypto activities...
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Real World Crypto Tax Scenarios
Welcome to the fourth episode of our multi-part series on crypto taxation. If you missed, or haven’t yet listened to our first three episodes, we covered the basics of crypto taxation, what is, and what isn’t taxable. Then, we explored like-kind, 1099s, and how to handle margin trading, staking,...
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Why Your Crypto May Be Audited And How To Respond
Welcome to the third episode of our multi-part series on crypto taxation. If you missed, or haven’t yet listened to our first two episodes, we covered the basics of crypto taxation, what is, and what isn’t taxable. Then, we explored like-kind, 1099s, and how to handle margin trading, staking,...
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How Crypto Income, Margin, and NFTs are Taxed
Welcome to our new multi-part series on crypto taxation! Every week we’ll be exploring a different facet of cryptocurrency taxation. In today’s episode, the second part of the series, we go over more advanced aspects of cryptocurrency taxation, everything from staking, margin, airdrops, gifts,...
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What are crypto taxes and when are they taxed
Welcome to our new multi-part series on crypto taxation! Every week we’ll be exploring a different facet of cryptocurrency taxation. In the first part of this series, we are diving into the very basics of cryptocurrency taxation. We’ll be discussing what’s taxable, what’s not taxable, and where...
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How The NEW IRS Crypto Tax Memos Affect You
New information about how the IRS views crypto taxes is released very sporadically. In the first month of 2023, new IRS memos were released regarding crypto tax losses and crypto tax donations. Matt Metras, an Enrolled Agent at MDM Financial Services and overall crypto tax expert, joins the show…
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Canadian Crypto Taxes Explained
Kyle Mackenzie, a CPA, and the CFO and partner of the crypto division at Metrics Chartered Professional Accounting, joins the show to discuss all things crypto taxation in Canada. Kyle goes over the basics of Canadian crypto taxes, and runs through some of the more frequently asked advanced...
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Tax Loss Harvesting in a Crypto Bear Market
Matt Metras, an Enrolled Agent at MDM Financial Services and overall crypto tax expert, joins the show to discuss crypto tax loss harvesting in the current bear market, touching on how to handle specific coins like LUNA. Matt also outlines the main points of the recent bi-partisan crypto bill: a…
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Is Staking Still Taxed? How Do I Handle My 1099? Answering Crypto Questions
Matt Metras, an Enrolled Agent at MDM Financial Services and overall crypto tax expert, joins the show to discuss and demystify the popular question: is crypto staking taxed? Matt outlines the recent Jarrett case that had plenty of crypto enthusiasts asking the question! Plus, Matt answers crypto...
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Big Crypto Tax Changes: How 1099s, Wash Sales, and Donations Might Change Your Tax Reporting
The end of 2021 has brought many potentially impactful changes to the world of crypto and crypto taxes. From wash sales and tax loss harvesting to blockchain swaps and donations, there are some potentially huge upheavals in the crypto tax world coming in 2022 and beyond! Don’t be left facing the...
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Crypto Infrastructure Bill
Matt Metras, an Enrolled Agent at MDM Financial Services and overall crypto tax expert, joins the show to outline what’s going on with the recent infrastructure bill and how cryptocurrency will be affected. We discuss the potential effects of the bill on decentralized finance, cryptocurrency...
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An IRS Insider’s Look At Crypto Tax
The IRS is enforcing the laws of cryptocurrency taxation more fervently than ever. Civil and criminal enforcement of cryptocurrency tax evasion is increasingly common due to the wide-scale participation of crypto exchanges, as well as increasingly powerful blockchain analysis tools. Christopher...
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DeFi and Crypto Taxes: Liquidity, Staking, and NFTs
DeFi, or Decentralized Finance, has taken the crypto world by storm. DeFi isn’t necessarily new, but it’s popularity amongst investors has certainly skyrocketed. Andrew Gordon, an attorney and CPA who concentrates on crypto and taxes joins the show to discuss the taxable implications of DeFi...
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IRS FAQ Question 5
Matt Metras, an Enrolled Agent at MDM Financial Services and overall crypto tax expert, joins the show to talk about the recently added IRS FAQ Question 5. Guest Matt Metras Twitter: @EmDeeEm Facebook: @BitcoinTaxesMe Reddit: BitcoinTaxesMe Website Listen
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Cryptocurrency Audit Defense
Receiving an official IRS notification of an audit can lead many to panic and stress about the unknown that lies ahead. However, an audit defense can be successfully handled with a level-headed and cerebral approach. Alex Kugelman joins the show and outlines what a cryptocurrency audit looks…
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Cryptocurrency Adoption in Finance, Pop Culture, Art, and Music
Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending December 11th, 2020. This week we’ll be discussing a few of the big adoption stories of the week. Full Show Notes: (00:23) It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to frequent listeners that large mainstream corporations and businesses…
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Saving Money By Donating Crypto
Donations must be made by December 31st to use as a deduction in your 2020 taxes Connie Gallippi, CEO of the first Bitcoin non-profit BitGive, and Matt Metras, a cryptocurrency tax pro, join the podcast to discuss the many benefits of donating cryptocurrencies. They walk us through the…
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Bitcoin (Maybe) Hit An All Time High; ETH 2.0 Launches Phase 0; ETH 2.0 Taxable Consequences
Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending December 4th, 2020. This week we’ll be talking about Bitcoin’s all-time-high, Ethereum 2.0, and some of the tax-related questions people have been having about staking. More Information @ Talk.Bitcoin.Tax Full Show Notes: (00:26) The big...
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Thanksgiving Break – Check Out The Newest BitcoinTaxes Episode
We’ll be taking the week off from doing news due to the US Thanksgiving Holiday – I hope you all made the most of your day during this tough year! Over on The BitcoinTaxes Podcast, we interviewed two cryptocurrency-based attorneys, Zach Ziliak and Andrew Gordon, about the current-day…
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Tax Planning and New Policies in a Crypto Bull Market
Attorney Zach Ziliak and Tax Attorney Andrew Gordon join the show to discuss the current Bitcoin Bull Market and why it’s different than the notorious 2017 Bitcoin price spike. We discuss the incoming Biden/Harris administration, and what it could potentially mean for cryptocurrency policies.…
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The BCH War Saga Draws To A Climax; Biden Appoints Crypto Fanboy; Decentralized Philanthropy’s First Conference
Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending November 13th, 2020. This week, Bitcoin Cash is undergoing a hard fork over the weekend, President-Elect’s Biden’s transition team gains a crypto savvy financial lead, and the first decentralized philanthropy conference is right around…
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The US Political Election – What Role Does Crypto Play?
Today’s episode will cover events happening the week ending November 6th, 2020. This week has been quite intense, from a US political perspective! If you are an American, or follow American politics, you know that this week has been the US Presidential Election – and one of the most nail-biting...
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