# Austin Woodward

> Austin Woodward is a CPA and Taxbit co-founder who led the digital asset tax and accounting software company as CEO before moving to chairman in June 2023. A former Qualtrics finance leader and Brigham Young University accounting graduate, he built Taxbit with his brother Justin and cousin Brandon around the difficulty of calculating and reporting cryptocurrency transactions.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Executive Chairman at Taxbit
- **Organizations:** Taxbit, Qualtrics
- **Education:** Master of Accounting, Brigham Young University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Taxbit with tax attorney Justin Woodward and developer/designer Brandon Woodward., Led Taxbit during its 2021 funding rounds totaling $230 million., Taxbit began providing IRS data analysis and tax calculation support in 2021 as a subcontractor under DPI Inc.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Recruited to Qualtrics by Jordan Plater; later held finance leadership roles including controller.
- **2017** — Explored digital assets and began developing the Taxbit idea; early interviews date the founding work to 2017, while Taxbit dates its company start to 2018.
- **2018** — Taxbit’s stated company founding year. SAP’s purchase of Qualtrics in November opened the way for Woodward to pursue Taxbit full time.
- **2020** — Recognized in Utah Business 40 Under 40.
- **2021** — Led Taxbit through a $100 million Series A in March and $130 million Series B in August at a $1.33 billion valuation.
- **2022** — Taxbit Network launched free tax forms for transactions on supported platforms; Taxbit announced a Deloitte alliance.
- **2023** — Taxbit acquired Tactic in January. Woodward moved from CEO to chairman on June 8, with Lindsey Argalas succeeding him.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Taxbit with tax attorney Justin Woodward and developer/designer Brandon Woodward.
- Led Taxbit during its 2021 funding rounds totaling $230 million.
- Taxbit began providing IRS data analysis and tax calculation support in 2021 as a subcontractor under DPI Inc.
- Utah Business 40 Under 40 honoree, February 2020.

## Latest updates

- **2023-01** — Taxbit acquired digital asset accounting company Tactic.
- **2023-06** — Woodward transitioned from CEO to chairman on June 8; Lindsey Argalas became CEO.
- **2023-07** — Appeared with Ann Jaskiw on Chainalysis Public Key episode 64 to discuss digital asset tax, accounting, cost basis, and tokenization.

## Links

- Website: https://www.taxbit.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-woodward-76a18b63

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