Maintaining meticulous records of every bitcoin transaction and its associated cost basis is not just a good practice but a crucial one, given the IRS authority to audit returns up to six years back.
The IRS employs various means to monitor bitcoin activities, including KYC compliance, transaction history, reporting to IRS by exchanges, and legal precedents against major exchanges like Coinbase, Kraken, and Poloniex.
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