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Holding periods and ugly books

Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin

Private sales still live in EStG. Holding periods, records, and the difference between investment and a trade are facts, not vibes. A CSV from a venue is a start. It is not a Steuerakte.

Staking rewards, airdrops and employee tokens each have a different ugly corner. We sit with the Steuerberater. We do not file the return from this website.

If you cannot show acquisition dates, we say so early. That sentence saves more money than a slogan.

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