TRM Crypto Tax Specialist
Equip tax professionals with the skills to recognize, trace, and report taxable events across the crypto ecosystem.
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For tax professionals and advisors working with cryptocurrency taxation and compliance.
This course gives tax professionals the skills to recognize, trace, and report taxable events across the crypto ecosystem using blockchain intelligence. By the end, you'll classify transactions, calculate gains and income, and apply current regulatory guidance to produce audit-ready filings.
Through hands-on labs and real-world case studies, participants will learn how to effectively identify taxable events, apply proper tax treatment, and build defensible case files.
Course includes:
Access to the on-demand virtual course
Training materials
Instructor access via live chat
Digital completion certificate and badge
Exam administration
Develop your blockchain skills anywhere, anytime
TRM Academy certification courses are delivered fully online and can be taken anywhere, anytime suitable for your schedule.

CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
Modules
Crypto fundamentals for tax work
Tax lens & blockchain intel basics
Identifying taxable crypto events
Crypto tax compliance and record-keeping
Investigations & evasion
Block Explorer mini-lab
Crypto tax capstone
Conclusion
Assessment
Learning objectives
Students who complete this course should be able to:
- Explain core crypto concepts using accurate terminology suited for tax analysis
- Apply a tax-focused lens to different crypto asset types and activities
- Distinguish taxable from non-taxable crypto events
- Correctly categorize common activities (trading, stablecoins, DeFi, staking, NFTs, mining, airdrops)
- Outline compliant crypto tax record-keeping workflows
- Identify common crypto tax evasion tactics
- Navigate a public block explorer to trace transactions
- Run a full crypto tax case from discovery through collections
- Produce audit-ready filings with defensible documentation
Delivery and pricing
Students can engage with the course anywhere, anytime that suits their schedule.
Training materials are delivered virtually on-demand via a learning management platform and the access to the course does not expire.
Time commitment: ~7 hours plus time to complete the final assessment.
- Upon successfully passing a final assessment, students receive a digital accreditation certificate and badge.
- Live instructor-led certification courses can be arranged on request for groups of at least 5 — additional fees apply.
- On demand pricing starts at $1,100 per individual. Group pricing starts at $1,000 per student.
Ready to expand your blockchain knowledge?
Taught by compliance and investigations experts

Rita Martess
TRM Threat Intelligence Analyst
Former special agent, U.S. Secret Service

Taylor Windemuth
TRM Global Investigations
Former supervisory management and program analyst, FBI

Nick Furneaux
TRM Blockchain Intelligence Expert
Former Managing Director, CSITech; Author of Investigating Cryptocurrencies

Stephanie Ashford
TRM Deployment Strategist
Former contract financial investigator, U.S. Secret Service

Michael Pavlick
TRM Deployment Strategist
Former Director of Digital Asset Financial Crime and Sanctions, KPMG
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