// WE're countdefi
About CountDeFi
CountDeFi's a US crypto tax firm for the hard cases: complex portfolios, broken transaction records, convoluted DeFi & more. We serve clients in the US & globally.
- 1,000+ Clients Worldwide
- 1,400+ Crypto Tax Reports Completed
- 17M+ Crypto Transactions Reconciled
- 4.6 Star Rating on Trustpilot
// WHY COUNTDEFI EXISTS
A crypto tax problem looking to be solved
Before CountDeFi was a firm, it was a personal problem. In 2015, Chris was trading altcoins the way everyone did back then: on exchanges that no longer exist, in pairs that only made sense if you thought in Bitcoin. Nothing was priced in dollars. Working out what any trade actually meant required knowing what Bitcoin itself was worth at that exact minute, and the spreadsheet doing that job had grown to hundreds of rows of price lookups held together with hope
"The IRS had just decided crypto was property, which meant every swap was a taxable event. So I had hundreds of taxable events, priced in a currency that moved every minute, sitting on exchanges that kept dying and taking their records with them. To my own taxes I needed broker statements. There was no broker. There was no statement. I had degrees in investment management and computer science, so I did the only sensible thing left: I stopped trusting the spreadsheet and built a real reconciliation process instead."
Chris Herbst
Founder
// What we do
From data chaos to crypto tax clarity
CountDeFi provides specialized tax accounting for crypto investors whose activity has outgrown software and generalist accountants: DeFi, staking, NFTs, gambling, prediction markets, margin and futures, dead exchanges, and years of untracked history. The work runs through our proprietary Precision 7™ System, a 7-step process that takes a portfolio from raw transaction data to a complete, defensible tax report, whether that is 500 trades or 50,000. We hunt down every transaction, reconstruct what is missing, reconcile what is scattered, settle the hard classification calls, and document the methodology so the result stands up if anyone asks.
We're not just accountants, we're data scientists who specialize exclusively in crypto. That means we go further than any generalist tax professional can, tracing complex on-chain activity across wallets, protocols, and chains to produce calculations that are precise, transparent, and fully defensible.
// QUALIFICATIONS
A team with a rare combination of crypto accounting credentials
// What we do
From data chaos to crypto tax clarity
CountDeFi provides specialized tax accounting for crypto investors whose activity has outgrown software and generalist accountants: DeFi, staking, NFTs, gambling, prediction markets, margin and futures, dead exchanges, and years of untracked history. The work runs through our proprietary Precision 7™ System, a 7-step process that takes a portfolio from raw transaction data to a complete, defensible tax report, whether that is 500 trades or 50,000. We hunt down every transaction, reconstruct what is missing, reconcile what is scattered, settle the hard classification calls, and document the methodology so the result stands up if anyone asks.
We're not just accountants, we're data scientists who specialize exclusively in crypto. That means we go further than any generalist tax professional can, tracing complex on-chain activity across wallets, protocols, and chains to produce calculations that are precise, transparent, and fully defensible.
// who we are
A multi-disciplinary team built to solve crypto tax reporting
CountDeFi is a US-registered, multi-disciplinary team of crypto tax accountants, data scientists, and legal experts. The firm is led by Chris Herbst, Founder and Director. Chris holds a Bachelor's in Investment Management and Computer Science with Mathematical Statistics, and Honours in Financial Analysis and Business Management. He is a Registered Tax Professional and a registered Business Accountant, and has led CountDeFi since 2017.
// Partnerships
Koinly's #1 Global Accounting Partner
We run our reporting on the best crypto tax software in the category, and our partnership standing reflects the volume and complexity of the work we put through it. The engine does the calculation; our team does the judgment the engine cannot.
// global support
Serving crypto tax investors in the US & beyond
Headquartered in Oregon, we work remotely with clients across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the greater EU, Australia, Germany, South Africa, and beyond. Cross-border cases, including US citizens abroad, are a core part of the practice.There is no office to visit and no reason to need one. Every engagement starts with a free 15-minute consultation, and everything after runs online, on your schedule.
CountDeFi works with crypto investors around the world. We are experts in US DeFi tax, but equally well versed in DeFi taxation in the UK, Canada, Europe, South Africa, Australia and beyond. Get in touch.
USA & Canada
CountDeFi's team works within IRS and CRA regulations to serve American and Canadian DeFi traders. Whether you are dealing with capital gains, income classification, or complex multi-chain activity, we deliver precise, fully compliant DeFi tax reports for both jurisdictions.
UK & Europe
We work within HMRC regulations to serve British DeFi traders, and alongside the tax frameworks of Switzerland, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and other European jurisdictions. Cross-border activity is no barrier.
South Africa & Australia
CountDeFi serves South African and Australian DeFi traders working within SARS and ATO regulations respectively. Wherever your activity sits on-chain, we know the local rules and how to apply them correctly for accurate DeFi tax reporting.
// Work with us
It starts with a conversation
// LOCATIONS
Beaverton, Oregon
9450 SW Gemini Drive, Beaverton, OR 97008
- Call us on: +1 959 303 2237
- Enquiries: info@countdefi.com
- Accounts: billing@countdefi.com