CryptoTaxCalc Team
We're a small group of crypto investors and tax researchers who got tired of conflicting blog answers about crypto taxes. Every guide on this site is written from primary tax-authority material, tested against our own free calculators, and reviewed before it goes out. We don't sell subscriptions, and your data never touches a server — the calculators run entirely in your browser.
How the rules are sourced
Each article starts with the law and the regulator, not another crypto blog. The primary sources we work from:
- United States: IRS Notice 2014-21, Rev. Rul. 2019-24, Rev. Rul. 2023-14 (staking), Form 8949 / Schedule D instructions, and Form 1099-DA broker reporting rules (2025 tax year onward).
- United Kingdom: HMRC Cryptoassets Manual (CRYPTO), Section 104 pooling and the 30-day bed-and-breakfast rule.
- Germany: § 23 EStG (one-year private disposal exemption), the BMF guidance on staking and lending (2022, practice since 2024), and FG Köln ruling 14 K 856/23.
- Canada: CRA Income Tax Folio S3-F4-C1, the adjusted cost base rules, the superficial loss rule, and 2025 federal plus provincial marginal rates.
- Australia: ATO guidance on crypto assets, the 12-month CGT discount, and personal-use asset treatment.
Where authorities disagree or the law is unsettled — as with the German staking holding-period dispute — we say so plainly and show both positions instead of picking the convenient one.
Editorial standards
- Primary sources first. Every factual tax claim links to or names the underlying statute, ruling, manual or form instructions.
- No paid placements. We don't accept payment to feature a product, exchange or tax service. Our calculators stay free.
- Country-accurate, not US-centric. Rules are written separately for the US, UK, Germany, Canada and Australia; we never present an IRS rule as if it applied everywhere.
- Privacy by construction. Calculators run as plain JavaScript in your browser tab. No accounts, no uploads, no transaction data stored by us.
- Not tax advice. Articles are educational. Large or unusual situations need a qualified professional who knows your full picture.
Corrections
Tax law changes — sometimes while an article is still on page one. Every guide carries a last-reviewed date, and we update material when rulings or forms change (the Form 1099-DA rollout being the most recent example). If you spot an error or an outdated rule, report it on our GitHub repository and we'll verify and correct it.