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Acquisitions & Dispositions Treatment - 1099-DA

Acquisitions

Below are the various acquisition transaction types and how the Taxbit system will apply cost basis.

Transaction Type

Transaction Subtype

Basis

Income

N/A

Fair market value

Trade

N/A

Fair market value

Buy

N/A

Fair market value

Deposit

Any not listed below

Unknown

Unless customer-provided basis information is provided

Cost-Basis-FMV

Fair market value

Gift

Fair market value, Donor’s Basis, or Unknown

Requires transaction ID of Withdraw

Inheritance

Fair market value

Including long-term holding period

Internal-Personal

Original basis

Requires transaction ID of Withdraw

Card-Reward

Zero

Note – This is a legacy subtype that is not recommended for future use

Cost-Basis-Transfer

Any

Original basis

Unstake

N/A

No change

 

Dispositions

See below for the various disposition transaction types and whether or not they are reportable on a Form 1099-DA.

Transaction Type

Reportable

Expense

Yes

Only if expensing a digital asset

Trade

Yes

Sell

Yes

Withdraw

No

Cost-Basis-Transfer

No

Stake

No

Please note: Any transaction type may potentially be considered a reportable disposition on a Form 1099-DA to the extent there is a digital asset fee on the transaction.