dTax is the open-source crypto tax engine a bootstrapped solo founder built after every existing tool failed his first US tax return. 22 chains, 13 cost-basis methods (FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, UK Section 104, Japan 総平均法). AI assistant grounded in your actual transaction data — no hallucinations, cites IRS rulings. Rev. Proc. 2024-28 per-wallet basis enabled by default. AGPL-3.0, self-hostable. $49/yr vs $1,999 at the leading competitor.
Hey Product Hunt 👋
Yesterday was Tax Day.
If you're a crypto holder in the US, you might have spent the last few weeks wrestling with a Form 8949 that just wouldn't balance. Or realizing at the last minute that your 1099-DA doesn't match what your tool says. Or filing an extension because the math simply doesn't work.
You're not alone. I was in that situation a year ago.
I'm Franklin, a new American immigrant (EB1A extraordinary ability) and the solo founder of dTax.
I bought my first Bitcoin back in 2012.
Fourteen years later, in 2026, I filed my first US tax return — and every existing crypto tax tool failed me.
My story wasn't simple: early Bitcoin holder, multi-chain DeFi positions going back years, cross-border income, a brand-new US tax residency, and wallet trails across exchanges that don't even exist anymore. I tried CoinTracker. I tried Koinly. I hired two senior CPAs, one of them with a serious crypto reputation. Nobody could give me a correct return.
So I built dTax.
Not because I wanted to start another SaaS — because I had no other choice. I taxed my own money to get the engine right, then realized millions of people have the same problem: early holders, DeFi natives, new immigrants, cross-border earners, CPAs serving complicated clients.
What makes dTax different
• AI-native, not a CSV importer: dTax's AI assistant reads your real transaction data and cites actual IRS rulings — no hallucinations.
• Real-time regulation tracking: We monitor SEC, IRS, HMRC, ATO, JFSA, and more, 365 days a year. Your report always reflects the latest law, not a 2023 training cutoff. Rev. Proc. 2024-28 per-wallet basis is implemented and on by default.
• 22 chains, 26 exchanges, 13 cost-basis methods: Including UK Section 104 pooling, Japan 総平均法, Spain FIFO, India VDA. The hard cases.
• Open source (AGPL-3.0): The first open-core crypto tax tool. You can self-host, audit the code, and own your data forever. github.com/dTaxLab/dtax
• Bootstrapped: No investors. No VC term sheets. Just my own savings and my own Bitcoin. When you pay dTax, you're paying a founder — not a VC return.
Pricing that respects you
• Free forever: 50 transactions/day, 5 AI chats/day — enough for most beginners.
• Pro: $49/year or $199 lifetime (yes, literally lifetime — I'm committing to this).
• CPA: $499/year for professionals managing client portfolios.
What I'd love from you today
1 Try it at getdtax.com — import a wallet, ask the AI a question, break something.
2 Tell me what's wrong — I'll read every comment today and respond personally.
3 If Tax Day was ugly for you, I genuinely want to know what your tool failed at. That's how dTax gets better.
I'm here all day. Ask me anything about crypto tax, being a new immigrant founder, bootstrapping without VC, or why I think the big players are about to lose this category.
Thanks for having me. 🙏
— Franklin, founder of dTax
dTax was submitted on Product Hunt and earned 0 upvotes and 1 comments, placing #62 on the daily leaderboard. dTax is the open-source crypto tax engine a bootstrapped solo founder built after every existing tool failed his first US tax return. 22 chains, 13 cost-basis methods (FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, UK Section 104, Japan 総平均法). AI assistant grounded in your actual transaction data — no hallucinations, cites IRS rulings. Rev. Proc. 2024-28 per-wallet basis enabled by default. AGPL-3.0, self-hostable. $49/yr vs $1,999 at the leading competitor.
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