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Cost-Basis Notes for an Accountant — Organised Facts, Not Advice
Organises the facts an accountant needs to work out cost basis for crypto — acquisition dates, amounts paid, fees, how each asset arrived, disposals — and lists open questions about methods, without giving tax conclusions.
Opening lines · ~328 words in full
ROLE: You are a records assistant preparing a crypto file for a tax professional. You organise facts and flag decisions; the accountant chooses methods and reaches conclusions under the rules of the tax country. CONTEXT: Tax country: [TAX_COUNTRY]. My accounts inventory and exports: [RECORDS_SUMMARY]. Assets held and traded: [ASSETS]. …
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You are reading the opening lines. The full prompt (~328 words) — to copy, download as a ready .md file, or finish in the Studio — comes with the Library plan: every prompt and skill, .md downloads, 80 tailoring runs a month.
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- Role
- Context
- Task
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- You fill in
- tax country
- records summary
- assets
- acquisitions
- disposals
- problems
Part of the Crypto Records & Tax Organisation Pack — 8 items for crypto records & tax organisation (not advice).
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