Guides

Troubleshooting first. Each guide cites IRS pages and marks what we could not confirm.

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

Why basis may be blank and how to rebuild it.

6 min read

1099-DA vs Form 8949: How They Fit Together

How the two forms fit together and which box applies.

5 min read

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

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

4 min read

1099-DA After Moving Crypto Between Exchanges: Basis

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

4 min read

No 1099-DA? You Still Have to Report Crypto

Yes: report even without a form.

5 min read

1099-DA Box-by-Box Guide (Including Box 1f)

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

5 min read

1099-DA and Stablecoins: What Gets Reported

What brokers report and what you still owe.

3 min read

Crypto Wash Sale Rule in 2026: What Applies, What Doesn't

What applies and what is only proposed.

4 min read

1099-DA Due Date 2027: When Brokers Send the Form

Recipient copies expected Feb 16, 2027.

2 min read

Crypto Taxes Due April 2027: Extension and Form 4868

An extension to file is not an extension to pay.

2 min read

Corrected 1099-DA Arrives After You Filed: What to Do

Corrected forms come from the issuer.

2 min read

Crypto Year-End 2026: Records Checklist Before Jan 1

Records to export before Jan 1.

2 min read

Koinly vs CoinLedger for Form 1099-DA: What to Compare

Neutral checklist to compare the two (Ad).

3 min read

1099-DA vs 1099-B: Which Form Covers Your Crypto?

Which form applies to which sale.

2 min read

Covered vs Noncovered Crypto on 1099-DA: Basis Rules

Covered vs noncovered: who reports basis.

2 min read

Crypto Tax Software vs Spreadsheet vs Preparer (1099-DA)

Three ways to get it done (Ad).

2 min read

Digital Assets Question on Form 1040: Yes or No?

How to answer the Form 1040 digital asset question.

3 min read

Paid in Crypto for Work: Ordinary Income and Basis

Crypto pay is ordinary income; that value is your basis.

3 min read

Crypto Gifts and Donations: Basis and Holding Period

Gifts and donations: basis and holding period.

3 min read

Crypto Losses: The $3,000 Limit and Carryover

The $3,000 limit and loss carryover.

3 min read