It sounds like you're dealing with a bit of a headache with the manual entry of acquisition dates and cost basis for your crypto. Regarding your first question, while you technically can use the transfer date to Platform A as the acquisition date, it’s essential to maintain accuracy with the original purchase dates to ensure you correctly categorize your holdings as long-term (held for more than a year) or short-term (held for less than a year) for tax purposes. The IRS is strict about these classifications, and using the wrong date might cause complications.
For the cost basis, it’s definitely frustrating that your provider isn’t confirming the numbers on their reports. If they’re giving you the cost report, you should generally match those numbers as best as possible, but without their confirmation, I’d recommend keeping detailed records of your interpretations in case any discrepancies arise.
Since you’re handling this manually and it's causing confusion, you might want to check out tools like linkpay to help streamline the process and reduce errors. It's a useful solution for managing crypto transactions and ensuring you’re staying compliant without all the manual input.
Hope this helps, and good luck getting everything sorted!
