50% of Crypto Investors Rely on Tax Accountants for 'Tax Barriers': Decision Criteria Revealed

Clabo Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Ikuma Ueno) conducted a survey on "The Actual Use of Tax Accountants for Cryptocurrency Tax Returns" targeting 305 individuals with cryptocurrency experience.

The survey results revealed that 50.5% of experienced individuals have used a tax accountant, and approximately 56% of them considered utilizing professionals at an early stage, within one year of starting operations.

Particularly, among those with investment scales exceeding 500,000 JPY, about 70% have experience requesting assistance, highlighting a significant increase in "outsourcing needs" to avoid the hassle of complex profit and loss calculations and future tax audit risks as asset scales expand.

This report details the "decision criteria" that lead holders to transition from self-filing to professional assistance, and the "cost and access challenges" behind their hesitation, 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 people
Implementing Organization: Clabo Inc.

■ Survey Content
Approximately half have experience requesting assistance. Those who request annually and those who use it on a spot basis are polarized.
Less than 20% request continuously. More than half have experience seeking "the power of a tax accountant."

When investigating the extent to which tax accountants are utilized for cryptocurrency tax returns, the total percentage of those who have requested assistance at least once in the past reached 50.5%.

While only 17.7% of holders request assistance continuously every year, it is clear that a certain number of people utilize professional support on a spot basis.

Cryptocurrency profit and loss calculations are becoming increasingly complex year by year, and it is not uncommon for users, especially those using overseas exchanges or DeFi (decentralized finance), to find it difficult to calculate on their own.

Against this background, it is presumed that the practice of utilizing professional knowledge as needed is becoming common.

On the other hand, about 44% still have no experience requesting assistance, revealing a growing polarization.

As tax systems are being developed, holders are making clear decisions whether to "do it themselves" or "entrust it."