Endbesteuerung vs self-reporting: what KESt withholding means for your users
Withhold KESt at source and your users' crypto tax is final, no return needed. Use a foreign provider and they self-declare. Here's why the difference matters.
Practical guides, regulator deep-dives and product updates. Written by people who file crypto returns for a living.
Withhold KESt at source and your users' crypto tax is final, no return needed. Use a foreign provider and they self-declare. Here's why the difference matters.
Austria's gleitender Durchschnittspreis is struck per wallet, not across all a user's holdings. Here's how the moving-average basis actually works for KESt.
Under CARF, a user who won't self-certify can't transact forever. Here's the reminder cadence, the cure period, and when you have to block the account.
CARF nexus follows your establishment, not your users. Here's the residence-to-branch hierarchy, why you report in one jurisdiction, and how it plays out.
Most CARF questions aren't about the easy 90%. Here's how the framework treats DeFi interfaces, withdrawals to self-custody, and payments for goods.
A CARF filing that fails schema validation bounces. Here are the recurring XML errors, from DocRefId collisions to bad TINs, and how to catch them first.
CARF is the OECD baseline; DAC8 is how the EU implements it. The XML mostly overlaps, but the national envelopes are where filings break.
Point CARF tools file a report and stop. Here's the case for CARF/DAC8, withholding, and a retail tax centre on one data layer, at a fraction of the cost.
There's talk of Germany moving toward withholding on crypto like Austria. Here's what's actually settled today versus what's still discussion.

The UK's 30-day rule recalculates your loss using the repurchase price if you sell and rebuy a token within 30 days. Here's how to harvest losses legally.

A crypto CP2000 usually means the IRS assumed a $0 cost basis on your sales. Here's what the notice is, why it happens, and how to respond.

The PARITY Act dropped the $200 stablecoin exemption for a $1 deemed cost basis and would extend wash sale rules to crypto. Here's what that changes.