How do I report bitcoin taxes on turbo tax premier

[Coleen3 · Accepted solution]

It depends what you did with them.

Whether you call Bitcoin and its peers like Litecoin and Ethereum virtual currencies, cryptocurrencies, e-currencies, or digital currencies, what matters to the IRS is how those currencies were held and used—as income or property.

• If you were paid in Bitcoin or other digital currencies, you should report your earnings as income.
• If you hold Bitcoin or other digital currencies as a capital asset, you must treat them as property for tax purposes, thus the earnings are capital gains.

Note: Many people have been unsure of how to treat Bitcoin and other digital currencies, so you may have recorded earnings incorrectly on prior returns. If you need to amend a previous return, follow these steps. (We also have a video that shows you how.)

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