Adding income to a tax return can have side effects besides the direct tax on the added income. The increase in income could reduce or eliminate various deductions or credits that are not related to the income that was added, but that have income-based limits or phase-outs. You have to compare your Form 1040 line by line before and after adding the Bitcoin sales to see what else is changing besides the amount of capital gain. If there's a change in an amount that comes from another form or schedule, you have to look at that form or schedule to see what's happening.
