Tynisa (Ty) Gaines, EA

Experience

Tynisa (Ty) Gaines EA, is project manager 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. She has published and been quoted about tax topics in many publications, including Reuters and The Hill. She also wrote two tax e-books, as well as a scholarly publication on cryptocurrency in the National Income Tax Book.

Ty has also taught tax courses for local EAs and CPAs, Northern Virginia Community College, and the Virginia Tech Income Tax School.

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

• "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

• 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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