Bitcoin Price on the US Tax Day, Every Year Since 2015
On the last US tax day, 15 April 2026 (for 2025 returns and IRA contributions), bitcoin closed at $74,805 a bitcoin. It is $80,855 now, +8.1% since. Since 2015, bitcoin was higher at the next year's deadline in 7 of 11 years (average change +123.9%). The next US tax day is 15 April 2027, for 2026 returns and IRA contributions, in 170 days.
Bitcoin on every US tax day, 2015–2026
USD per bitcoinThe 2025 IRA limit of $7,000 would have bought 0.0936 BTC at the price on the 15 April 2026 deadline, against 24.5719 BTC for the $5,500 limit for 2014 on the 2015 deadline.
This year's numbers
checked 27 October 2026- 2026 IRA limit: $7,500, plus $1,100 catch-up at age 50 or over; for 2025 the limit was $7,000 (deadline 15 April 2026)
- Next tax day: 15 April 2027, the deadline for 2026 IRA contributions and 2026 returns
- What an IRA can hold: Spot bitcoin ETFs (trading since January 2024) can be held in an ordinary brokerage IRA; holding bitcoin itself needs a self-directed IRA with a custodian that offers it.
The rules in full: Bitcoin in retirement accounts: United States · Bitcoin tax: United States
Sources: IRS: IRA contribution limits · IRS: When to file. General information, not tax or investment advice.
Bitcoin on the US tax day, Year by Year
The price on each deadline, the change to the next year's deadline and the change to today, with that year's IRA limit and what it would have bought.
| Deadline | Tax year | USD/BTC | To next deadline | To today | IRA limit | Limit bought |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 2026 | 2025 | $74,805 | — | +8.1% | $7,000 | 0.0936 BTC |
| 15 Apr 2025 | 2024 | $83,669 | −10.6% | −3.4% | $7,000 | 0.0837 BTC |
| 15 Apr 2024 | 2023 | $63,426 | +31.9% | +27.5% | $6,500 | 0.1025 BTC |
| 18 Apr 2023 | 2022 | $30,398 | +108.7% | +166.0% | $6,000 | 0.1974 BTC |
| 18 Apr 2022 | 2021 | $40,826 | −25.5% | +98.0% | $6,000 | 0.1470 BTC |
| 17 May 2021 * | 2020 | $43,538 | −6.2% | +85.7% | $6,000 | 0.1378 BTC |
| 15 Jul 2020 * | 2019 | $9,193 | +373.6% | +779.5% | $6,000 | 0.6527 BTC |
| 15 Apr 2019 | 2018 | $5,067 | +81.4% | +1,495.7% | $5,500 | 1.0854 BTC |
| 18 Apr 2018 * | 2017 | $8,163 | −37.9% | +890.5% | $5,500 | 0.6737 BTC |
| 18 Apr 2017 | 2016 | $1,212 | +573.7% | +6,573.0% | $5,500 | 4.5392 BTC |
| 18 Apr 2016 | 2015 | $428.59 | +182.7% | +18,765.2% | $5,500 | 12.8327 BTC |
| 15 Apr 2015 | 2014 | $223.83 | +91.5% | +36,022.8% | $5,500 | 24.5719 BTC |
How the date is set
Federal income tax returns are due on 15 April, and the same day is the last day to make IRA contributions for the previous year (an extension to file does not extend it). When 15 April falls on a weekend or on Emancipation Day, a Washington DC holiday on 16 April, the deadline moves to the next business day. The IRS postponed it to 15 July in 2020 and 17 May in 2021 because of the pandemic, and by one day in 2018 after a systems outage. Disaster areas and some states can have later dates.
Many Americans make the previous year's IRA contribution in the weeks before tax day, once they know their income. That is a calendar habit of savers, not something that moves the world price of bitcoin, which is set in London, New York and Shanghai. For how bitcoin has done in the deadline's month: Bitcoin in April.
Other Tax Deadlines
Bitcoin Price on the US Tax Day: FAQ
When is the US tax day in 2027?
15 April 2027, for 2026 returns and IRA contributions. Federal income tax returns are due on 15 April, and the same day is the last day to make IRA contributions for the previous year (an extension to file does not extend it). When 15 April falls on a weekend or on Emancipation Day, a Washington DC holiday on 16 April, the deadline moves to the next business day. The IRS postponed it to 15 July in 2020 and 17 May in 2021 because of the pandemic, and by one day in 2018 after a systems outage. Disaster areas and some states can have later dates.
What was the bitcoin price on the last US tax day?
Bitcoin closed at $74,805 a bitcoin on 15 April 2026. Today it is $80,855, +8.1% since.
Is bitcoin usually higher a year after the US tax day?
Since 2015, bitcoin was higher at the next year's deadline in 7 of 11 years, with an average change of +123.9% in USD. From the 2025 deadline to the 2026 one it changed −10.6%. This is the history of one date a year, not a forecast: the deadline itself has no measurable effect on the world price of bitcoin.
Can I hold bitcoin in an IRA?
Spot bitcoin ETFs (trading since January 2024) can be held in an ordinary brokerage IRA; holding bitcoin itself needs a self-directed IRA with a custodian that offers it.
How much bitcoin did the IRA limit buy?
The 2025 IRA limit of $7,000 would have bought 0.0936 BTC at the price on the 15 April 2026 deadline, against 24.5719 BTC for the $5,500 limit for 2014 on the 2015 deadline.
Past prices are history, not a guide to the future. This page does not say when to buy or sell; contribution rules depend on your own circumstances.
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@misc{corgano2026bitcoinpriceonevery, author = {{Corgano}}, title = {Bitcoin price on every US tax day since 2015}, howpublished = {\url{https://bitcoinprice.corgano.com/bitcoin-price-on-tax-day}}, year = {2026}, note = {Corgano Bitcoin Price, accessed 2026-10-27}}