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Crypto accounting insights, tax guides, and product updates from the Tokenbooks team.

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ERC-20 Token Tax: Lots, Gas and Character

ERC-20 token tax needs its own ledger: character before arithmetic, wallet lots in the US, averaging in Canada, pooling in the UK, and gas as a separate disposal.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 16, 2026

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Ethereum Tax in the EU: What Is Actually EU-Wide?

What EU-wide Ethereum tax rules actually exist: DAC8 crypto reporting, MiCA, VAT and CJEU authority, and the point where Member State tax law takes over.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 4, 2026

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Ethereum Tax in the United States: Basis, Gas and Staking

US federal tax treatment of native ETH for accountants, including staking rewards, gas, own-wallet transfers, basis identification, 1099-DA and reporting.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 2, 2026

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Ethereum Tax in Canada: Capital Gains, Staking and GST/HST

Canadian tax treatment of native ETH: capital versus business account, staking, gas, GST/HST, adjusted cost base, the section 261 election and reporting.

Maksym Buhai

Sep 1, 2026

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Bitcoin Tax in the EU: What DAC8 and VAT Actually Cover

There is no single Bitcoin tax EU rulebook. What DAC8 reporting and the Hedqvist VAT judgment actually cover in 2026, and what Member States still decide.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 27, 2026

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Bitcoin Tax in the United States: Basis, Mining and 1099-DA

How US federal Bitcoin tax works: property treatment, sales, swaps, spending, mining, wallet-by-wallet basis, Form 1099-DA and the extended 2026 IRS relief.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 25, 2026

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Bitcoin Tax in Canada: Capital Gains, ACB, Mining and GST/HST

Bitcoin tax Canada for accountants: capital vs business income, adjusted cost base, crypto swaps, spending, mining, fees, GST/HST and the CRA records rules.

Maksym Buhai

Aug 24, 2026

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Staking tax implications: when a crypto deposit isn't a sale

Staking tax implications turn on one question: did you give up ownership? Learn when a crypto deposit is a taxable sale and when the receipt token is just a marker.

Pavel Kudinov

Jul 15, 2026

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Crypto Tax Accounting: Rules, Methods, and Reporting

Learn how crypto tax accounting works, which transactions are taxable, how to calculate gains and losses, and what reporting rules apply in the US and internationally.

Pavel Kudinov

Mar 4, 2026

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What Is Cost Basis Tracking for Crypto?

Understand crypto cost basis tracking, why it matters for tax compliance, which accounting methods apply, and the most common mistakes investors make with lot-level records.

Pavel Kudinov

Jan 22, 2026