Bitcoin Retirement Tax Planning Basics
Taxes can materially change whether a Bitcoin retirement plan works. Selling may create capital gains tax drag. Borrowing may avoid immediate sale events, but it replaces tax cost with interest, lender, and collateral risk.
What people get wrong
- Assuming taxes are trivial
- Assuming borrowing means no cost
- Ignoring jurisdiction differences
- Skipping conservative planning
What to model
- Capital gains drag if selling
- Interest cost if borrowing
- Inflation-adjusted spending
- Stress scenarios for bad years
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