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Board Economics
Re: help a newbie understand a loss please
by
darkangel11
on 22/05/2018, 21:25:12 UTC
Hopefully, you didn't invest too much in it. Investing in any sense will always come with some loss. Even if you're really experienced, you will still have failures.

Heh, not a bad one. Just one thing I couldn't determine with crypto tokens - if I have to sell them to be able to claim the loss on the taxes I file next year.  I've seen both yes and no out in the wild.

In most cases you don't have to sell. I advise you to ask an accountant, but most governments want you to report losses and gains based on the current value of your tokens. This means that if you buy a coin, and hold it until the tax year comes to an end, you should check the value of the coin and calculate whether you gained money or lost.
Personally I find it ridiculous because unrealized gains shouldn't count, and on top of that the government doesn't have the means to look into my wallet and know how much i am holding.