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Didn't this recently change? Prior to 2018 was it not considered a "like for like" transaction?

[sfkdjf9j3j]

Only against the advice of most accountants. Exchanges between different grades of the same precious metal aren't considered like kind transactions, so it seems pretty unlikely this "trick" would work for crypto.

[JumpCrisscross]

> Prior to 2018 was it not considered a "like for like" transaction?

It's "far from certain" [1]. Tax diligence is part of investing; these questions should be approached before one trades an asset, not after.

[1] https://www.coindesk.com/owe-irs-crypto-crypto-trades