Crypto Tax Advisory and Structuring

Comprehensive Tax Planning for Cryptocurrency Investors and Businesses

Withers provides specialized tax planning and advisory services for cryptocurrency investors, traders, and businesses across multiple jurisdictions. The firm helps clients structure their digital asset holdings tax-efficiently and comply with complex reporting requirements.

Core Services

Tax Structuring and Planning

• Developing tax-effective ownership structures for crypto holdings
• International corporate tax planning for crypto businesses
• Jurisdictional choices for tax and regulatory optimization
• Tax structuring for exchanges and trading platforms
• Reviewing OTC brokerage and escrow arrangements

Transaction and Income Taxation

• Advising on the taxation of trading gains and income from staking, forging, lending, airdrops, and hard forks
• Tax advice for cryptocurrency-focused funds including performance fees
• Cost basis determination and tax lot accounting strategies

Compliance and Reporting

• Advising on information exchange and reporting requirements including FATCA and CRS
• IRS cryptocurrency letter response and audit defense
• Representation before tax authorities including the IRS
• FBAR compliance for offshore cryptocurrency arrangements (working directly with FinCEN on novel arrangements)

Fund and Asset Manager Advisory

• Tax advice on trading gains and performance fees for crypto funds
• Regulatory compliance including registration and licensing requirements

Why Choose Withers

Withers has achieved stellar results for taxpayers who received IRS cryptocurrency letters and progressed to formal audits, demonstrating deep expertise in crypto tax controversy and compliance. With over 100 specialist crypto lawyers across the US, Europe, and Asia Pacific, the firm provides integrated tax advisory services backed by technical understanding of blockchain technology and relationships with tax authorities worldwide.