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Re:Coinbase Debit Card by ccjnsn on Friday April 12, 2019 @03:16AM (#19642712)
How does capital gains tax work with this?

For example you've been sitting on a pile of bitcoin with massive gains and spend it straight out of the account.

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Re:Coinbase Debit Card by tim333 on Friday April 12, 2019 @06:48AM (#19643659)
It depends on the regulations where you are and the tax situation you are in. In the UK the first £12k gains are free.

The US is kind of complicated with different rates for short term and long term gains.

I declared UK crypto gains recently. It can get complicated if you try to follow all the instructions properly.

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Re:Coinbase Debit Card by TuringNYC on Friday April 12, 2019 @03:41AM (#19642837)
It would likely count as a sale and incur a capital gains tax. You'd spend $5 for that pizza and then another $2.50 on capital gains tax. Probably some more on eating the bid-ask spread.
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