Jeff Vandrew Jr
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How to hold cryptocurrency in a retirement account – without fees
More and more, savvy investors are seeking to diversify retirement funds into nontraditional assets. It’s natural then, that many are considering cryptocurrency. With a potential for tremendous appreciation, it can make sense to invest in cryptocurrency through an IRA so that those gains will escape taxation.
Capital gains on cryptocurrency: FIFO, LIFO, or Specific Identification?
I regularly receive inquiries from around the country regarding how gains and losses on cryptocurrency transactions are taxed. Unfortunately, to date, IRS guidance has been limited to Notice 2014-21, which, while it doesn’t tell us a whole lot, does make the following clear: