Illinois has a flat tax rate system, meaning all income including capital gains is taxed at the same rate of 4.95%, regardless of the amount earned.
A digital asset is anything digital that has value, establishes ownership, and is discoverable. Digital assets include photos, manuscripts, documents, data, cryptocurrencies, and much more.
Examples of digital assets These include: Convertible virtual currencies and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. Stablecoins.
Digital assets may include virtually anything of value that is not tangible in nature, including bitcoin, ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies, as well as software code, digital music, and film clips; non-fungible s (NFTs); or other valuable data and code held in digital form.
The IRS will accept as evidence of fair market value the value as determined by a cryptocurrency or blockchain explorer that analyzes worldwide indices of a cryptocurrency and calculates the value of the cryptocurrency at an exact date and time.
US taxpayers can offset crypto losses against capital gains and deduct up to $3,000 annually from regular income. Any remaining losses can be carried forward to future tax years, but you must report all crypto sales accurately on Form 8949 to claim these deductions.
Summary: Report all your disposals of cryptocurrency — short-term and long-term — on Form 8949. If you dispose of cryptocurrency during the tax year, you'll need to fill out IRS Form 8949. The form is used to report the sales and disposals of capital assets — including stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrencies.
Report these transactions on Form 1040 (Schedule C), Profit or Loss from Business (Sole Proprietorship) PDF. For details, see tax year 2023 1040 (and 1040-SR) instructions.
How to report crypto in your tax return Report crypto disposals, capital gains, and losses on: Form Schedule D (1040) and Form 8949. Report crypto income on: Form Schedule 1 (1040) or Form Schedule C (1040). You can do this with paper forms or through a tax app like TurboTax or TaxAct. We'll walk you through both.