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Crypto accounting on Flow EVM

A practical overview to help finance teams on Flow EVM.

Flow EVM is the Ethereum Virtual Machine implementation on Flow blockchain, enabling Ethereum developers to deploy on Flow's infrastructure. It combines Flow's scalability and user-friendly features with Ethereum's mature tooling and developer ecosystem. Flow EVM supports major NFT projects and consumer applications while offering better performance than Ethereum mainnet. The platform maintains Flow's focus on mainstream adoption while providing familiar development environments.

What does crypto accounting on Flow EVM involve?

  • Ingesting on-chain transactions into a human-readable general ledger.
  • Tracking historical token balances and cost basis for realized/unrealized gains.
  • Classifying DeFi (swaps, LP, staking, bridges) with clear audit trails.
  • Mapping activity to a chart of accounts for financial statements.

Recommended workflow for finance teams

  1. Connect wallets, custodians, and contracts relevant to Flow EVM.
  2. Auto-tag common patterns (transfers, swaps, fees) using rules.
  3. Reconcile balances across custody sources and on-chain snapshots.
  4. Review exceptions, assign accounts/entities, and export to ERP.

Common accounting treatments on Flow EVM

  • Gas fees: typically expensed; capitalize when attributable to asset acquisition.
  • Swaps: disposal + acquisition with fair value at execution.
  • Staking rewards: recognize income upon receipt; track tax lots for disposals.
  • LP positions: record deposits/withdrawals; value positions to capture P/L.

ERP integration

Export summarized journals to your ERP with entity, account, class, and memo dimensions. Keep IDs consistent across environments to support automated, repeatable syncs.

Transactions
Supported
Historical Balances
Supported
DeFi
Limited/Varies