I've been buying a set dollar amount of bitcoin each month but I only made one taxable transaction (converted to US $) What should I put in the box for "date of purchase"

Since I accumulated bitcoin over the year but only made 1 taxable transaction, what do I put in for "date of purchase"? Can I leave that blank?

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I've been buying a set dollar amount of bitcoin each month but I only made one taxable transaction (converted to US $) What should I put in the box for "date of purchase"

You cannot leave it blank. Enter "Various". And unless you sold all of your bitcoin, be sure to identify which of your bitcoin holdings you sold.

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I've been buying a set dollar amount of bitcoin each month but I only made one taxable transaction (converted to US $) What should I put in the box for "date of purchase"

Thanks for getting back to me! Unfortunately you can't type in "Various" in the "date of purchase" box - it requires a mm/dd/yy date format.

I've been buying a set dollar amount of bitcoin each month but I only made one taxable transaction (converted to US $) What should I put in the box for "date of purchase"

Since you bought it over a year ago, that was considered as long term capital gain. You may look at your bank transactions over a year ago or estimate the date of purchase. Bitcoin sales transaction is usually reported on form 1099-K, the gain/loss is reported on form 4797 and is transferred over to Schedule 1 line 4 of 1040.