Alexis Leondis, Columnist

How to Be Smart About Taxes on Bitcoin

Savvy cryptocurrency investors can lower their capital-gains obligations. Heedless ones are asking for trouble.

March 26, 2021 at 10:30 AM UTC

Alexis Leondis is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering personal finance. Previously, she oversaw tax coverage for Bloomberg News.

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Are you among the estimated 15% of Americans who own digital currency? If you sold or traded it last year, you're probably sitting on big gains, and those will come with hefty tax bills.

There are smart ways to manage those obligations, and not-so-smart ones, too.