Tynisa (Ty) Gaines, EA

Experience

Tynisa (Ty) Gaines, EA is a project manager and expert writer at TokenTax. She has more than 20 years of experience as a tax professional in situations ranging from retail offices to private EA/CPA firms. Licensed in both tax preparation and audit representation, she has published and been quoted about tax topics in many publications, including Reuters and The Hill. She has also written two tax e-books as well as a scholarly publication on cryptocurrency in the National Income Tax Book, and her work has been featured in Accounting Today.

Ty has also taught tax courses for local EAs and CPAs, Northern Virginia Community College, and the Virginia Tech Income Tax School. She has been interviewed by MarketWatch and has appeared on Barron's Live and the Newscast with Wolf Blitzer.

Ty earned a B.S. in industrial psychology from the University of Illinois and an MPA in public personnel management from Troy University.

Media 

Publications

• "The Challenges of Non-fungible Token Taxation," EA Journal, 2022.

• Tax-ish: Teens 1.0

• Tax-ish: Teens 2.0

Commentary

• "Watch out for these tax red flags: crypto, investment losses and even gains," MarketWatch, 2023.

• "Why this tax season is extra frustrating," CNN Business, 2022.

• "Pandemic, Stimulus Checks Complicate Tax-Filing Season for Millions," The Hill, 2021

• "Confusion Reigns as IRS Starts Issuing Coronavirus Payments," The Hill, 2020

• "Tax Season Could Bring More Refund Confusion," The Hill, 2020

Interviews

• Barron's Live, MarketWatch: How to Manage Your Investment Taxes, 22 February, 2023

• The Newscast with Wolf Blitzer, CNN+, 31 March 2022

• WiB x TokenTax: Let's talk crypto tax basics, software, and more. Twitter Spaces with Women in Blockchain, 2022

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