US crypto tax paperwork, 2026 season

Form 1099-DA says no cost basis? Start here.

A free checker that runs entirely in your browser: enter your sales, spot rows with missing basis, see gain or loss and the Form 8949 box that likely applies, and export a CSV for your preparer.

Open the checker → Read the guides

Nothing is uploaded. No account. Not tax advice.

What you can do here

Flag missing basis

Empty basis is never silently treated as zero.

Short vs long term

From your acquisition and sale dates, with caveats.

Troubleshooting checklist

Eight steps when your 1099-DA is blank or wrong.

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1099-DA Cost Basis Missing: What It Means and What to Do

Why basis may be blank and how to rebuild it.

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1099-DA Shows the Wrong Cost Basis: What to Do

Check lots and dates, ask the filer for a correction.

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Transfers in, boxes 12a/12b, lot order.

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Yes: report even without a form.

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Box 1f is proceeds; box 1g is cost basis.

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What brokers report and what you still owe.

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What applies and what is only proposed.

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Honest limits. This is a memo tool, not tax software. Figures are not validated by a tax professional, and the rules are new. Always compare with the IRS page.