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Can someone comment on how taxes are handled when automated trades are made like this? It's something that seems wholly absent from the cost calculations.



Author here. Personally, I just don't. I tried doing it but it was too complicated. So I end up just hiring a tax accountant specializing in crypto, send them all the data I have, and pay a few $k. In case something goes wrong, it's their fault and they take the risk.


Not sure what country you're in, but that's not the way tax accountants work in mine. You're still liable for mistakes/problems they make here :(


Why not establish a trading firm in an offshore country with no capital gain tax ? The bookkeeping of crypto txs is hell




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