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Crypto tax guides: US and India

Short guides to the crypto tax rules in the US and India. Each guide links to the official pages it uses.

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HELD MORE THAN 1 YEAR 0%Lower incomes15%Middle incomes20%Highest incomes HELD 1 YEAR OR LESS 10% to 37% Taxed as ordinary income +3.8% NIIT at high incomes
Crypto Capital Gains Tax: 2025 and 2026 Rates, With ExamplesLong-term and short-term rates for tax years 2025 and 2026, with the income thresholds and a worked example.
What you paid Sell: book the lossThe loss offsets gains,then up to $3,000 of income Buy back if you still want the coin Illustration. Not a real price chart.
Crypto Tax-Loss Harvesting: How It Works and the Wash Sale QuestionHow a crypto loss offsets gains, the yearly limit, the Dec 31 deadline and what the wash sale law covers.
Crypto tax toolImports wallets, finds gainsExport fileYour gains in one fileTurboTaxOnline or Desktop The tool does the math. TurboTax files the return.
Best crypto tax software for TurboTax: 9 tools comparedNine crypto tax tools that export a TurboTax file, ranked by our rating, with plan prices and partner discounts.
Form 8949Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets ONE ROW PER SALE, SWAP OR SPEND(a) Description(b) Acquired(c) Sold(d) Proceeds(e) Cost basis(h) Gain or loss0.5 BTC03/02/202408/14/2026$31,000$21,500$9,500 Example row. A crypto tax tool fills in these rows.
Crypto tax forms: Form 8949, Form 1099-DA and Schedule DThe forms for crypto sales, the new Form 8949 boxes G to L, and what Form 1099-DA shows for 2025 and 2026 sales.
Form 8949Sales and Other Dispositions of Capital Assets ONE ROW PER SALE, SWAP OR SPEND(a) Description(b) Acquired(c) Sold(d) Proceeds(e) Cost basis(h) Gain or loss0.5 BTC03/02/202408/14/2026$31,000$21,500$9,500 Example row. A crypto tax tool fills in these rows.
Best crypto tax software in India (2026): 8 tools comparedEight crypto tax tools for Indian users, with Schedule VDA support, INR prices and Indian exchange imports.
HELD MORE THAN 1 YEAR 0%Lower incomes15%Middle incomes20%Highest incomes HELD 1 YEAR OR LESS 10% to 37% Taxed as ordinary income +3.8% NIIT at high incomes
Crypto tax in India (2026): 30% tax, 1% TDS and Schedule VDAThe 30% VDA tax, 1% TDS, Schedule VDA and the 2026 filing dates, from official Indian tax texts.