Crypto taxes. Make sense of it, one record at a time.
CryptoTaxAI is a free crypto tax resource for US filers: three browser-based calculators (capital gains estimator, tax-loss harvesting planner, staking income tracker) and 23 plain-English guides built on the IRS rules in force for the 2026 tax year — Form 8949, cost-basis methods, the 1099-DA, wash sales and more. Estimate what you owe before you talk to your CPA. No account; your numbers never leave your browser.
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Free tools that do the math
Estimators for the moments that matter most — before you sell, before year-end, and before you file.
Crypto Tax Calculator
Enter a buy and a sell. Get your gain or loss, holding period, and an estimated federal tax on the gain using 2026 brackets.
Open calculator →Tax-Loss Harvesting Estimator New
See how much tax you could offset by selling losing positions before December 31 — including the $3,000 ordinary-income limit.
Open estimator →Staking & Mining Income Tracker New
Log staking, mining, and airdrop rewards at their fair market value when received — the IRS treats them as ordinary income.
Open tracker →How crypto tax works in 3 steps
The IRS treats crypto as property. Every step below links to the official rule.
Track every event
Selling, trading one coin for another, and spending crypto are all taxable events. Wallet-to-wallet transfers are not. What's taxable →
Compute gain or loss
Proceeds minus cost basis, per lot. Short-term (≤ 1 year) is taxed like wages; long-term (> 1 year) gets lower rates. Cost basis methods →
Report it right
Each trade goes on Form 8949, totals flow to Schedule D, and everything attaches to your Form 1040. Form 8949 guide →
2026 IRS guides, in plain English
Every guide cites the official IRS source. Numbers are checked against IRS publications — not copied from blogs.
Crypto Capital Gains Tax Rates 2026
Short-term vs. long-term rates, 2026 income brackets, and the holding-period rule — with the exact IRS citations.
Read guide →How to Report Crypto on Your Tax Return
Form 8949, Schedule D, and Form 1040 — line by line, with a checklist for filing your 2026 taxes in early 2027.
Read guide →Form 8949 for Crypto: Complete Guide
Which code goes in column (f), how to aggregate exchange CSVs, and the common errors that trigger notices.
Read guide →Crypto Cost Basis Methods Explained
FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, and specific identification — how the choice changes your tax bill, with worked examples.
Read guide →Crypto Tax Records: What to Keep
The records the IRS expects you to have, how long to keep them, and a simple folder system that survives an audit.
Read guide →What Crypto Activity Is Taxable?
Selling, trading, spending, staking, airdrops — which events create tax and which don't, in one page.
Read guide →Doing more than a few trades?
Our calculators are perfect for estimates. For hundreds of transactions across exchanges and wallets, dedicated crypto tax software imports everything and generates your Form 8949 automatically.
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Most leading platforms let you import unlimited transactions and preview your gains free — you only pay to download the report.
See free options →1099-DA ready
Brokers began issuing Form 1099-DA for 2025 sales. The right software reconciles it against your own records.
Why it matters →Crypto tax questions, answered
Short answers, official sources.
Know your number before the IRS does
Run a free estimate in under a minute — then use the guides to file it right.
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