Not taxable for a single member LLC. The LLC is basically an extension of you. I also loaned it to the LLC at fair market value repayable in Bitcoin or cash. This effectively let's me get the cash back out tax free leaving the LLC the Bitcoin to borrow against and fly wheel indefinitly. Plus LLC received the Bitcoin at my cost basis and could sell at long term capital gains rates if it wanted too..
Say you donate 1M worth of Bitcoin to your LLC. The first 1M you take back out is simply a return of capital.
There is basically zero issue doing this for a single member LLC. Its a different story for a C-corp but still not impossible to do a capital contribution, but you then lose all LTCG benefits and simple pay corporate tax rates.
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I belief the moment you donate that first 1M to the LLC you have to realize the capital gain as an individual based on whatever your cost basis was .
Not true my friend. Not for single member LLCs. As far as the IRS is concerned me and Base Layer Capital LLC are the same person for taxes.
Legally we are separate entities but tax wise we are the same. The loans I made? Irrelevant for the LLC, but done in case it was converted to C-Corp later. The entire LLC flows straight through to my personal taxes.
I was very concerned about this as well and I have confirmed with a human CPA this is accurate.
If it was multimember or partnership it would absolutely be taxable and this why we went single member route.