"Tax Barrier" Leads 50% to Hire Tax Accountants: Judgment Criteria for Crypto Asset Investors

Clabo Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Ikuma Ueno) conducted an awareness survey on the "Actual Use of Tax Accountants in Tax Filing" targeting 305 experienced cryptocurrency users.

The survey revealed that 50.5% of experienced users have experience hiring a tax accountant, and approximately 56% of them considered using a professional early on, within one year of starting their operations.

Notably, among those with investment scales exceeding 500,000 yen, about 70% have experience hiring a tax accountant. This highlights a prominent "outsourcing need" to avoid the complexities of profit and loss calculations and potential future tax audit risks as their asset scale expands.

This report delves into the "judgment criteria" that lead holders to transition from self-filing to professional engagement, as well as the "challenges of cost and accessibility" behind hesitation in hiring, based on cross-tabulated data by attribute.

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Survey Overview

Survey Date: February 24, 2026

Survey Method: Internet Survey

Target Audience: Men and women residing in Japan (cryptocurrency users)

Valid Responses: 305

Implementing Organization: Clabo Inc.

Survey Content

Approximately Half Have Experience Hiring Professionals; Those Hiring Annually and Sporadically are Polarized

Less Than 20% Hire Continuously; Over Half Have Experience Seeking "Tax Accountant's Help"

A survey on the extent of tax accountant utilization for cryptocurrency tax filing found that a total of 50.5% have hired a tax accountant at least once in the past.

While those who hire continuously every year account for only 17.7%, it is evident that a certain number of users adopt a style of seeking professional support on a spot basis.

Cryptocurrency profit and loss calculations are becoming increasingly complex each year. For users of overseas exchanges and DeFi (Decentralized Finance), in particular, self-calculation is often difficult.

Against this backdrop, the trend of utilizing professional knowledge as needed is becoming more common.

On the other hand, approximately 44% of respondents have never hired a tax accountant, indicating a continued significant portion of users who handle it themselves, highlighting a polarized situation.

As tax regulations evolve, investors face a clear decision point: "Do I do it myself, or do I delegate?"