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Final Tax Rules and Transitional Guidance for Broker Reporting

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The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently finalized Treasury Regulations (the “Final Regulations”) and published two notices and a Revenue Procedure (the “Transitional Guidance”) for broker reporting of certain...more

McGlinchey Stafford

Legislation: Cryptocurrency Staking Rewards Taxed at Time of Sale

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Proposed federal legislation would move the time of taxation for rewards received from staking cryptocurrency and other digital assets to the time of sale. IRS guidance currently provides that staking rewards are taxed at the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Not So Cryptic: IRS Increases Oversight on Cryptocurrency Income Tax Reporting Requirements

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Cryptocurrency has revolutionized the financial markets but also created tax traps for the unwary investor. Building on proposed regulations issued last year, the IRS recently increased its oversight of cryptocurrency...more

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Have You Disclosed Offshore Cryptocurrency and NFT Activities to the IRS?

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Have you fully disclosed offshore cryptocurrency and NFT activities to the IRS? Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice announced the indictment of a Texas man for tax returns that were inaccurate, incomplete, or...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FASB Adopts Changes to Accounting and Disclosure Standards for Digital Assets

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The new standard aims to improve accounting treatment of certain digital assets under GAAP and may pave the way for increased institutional adoption. On September 6, 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

New Digital Asset Regulations Provide Glimmers of Much-Needed Clarity

The proposed regulations under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) expand the definition of “broker” to include anyone who provides facilitative services which effectuate sales. Not surprisingly, centralized...more

BakerHostetler

Firms Announce New Crypto Initiatives; Court Overturns Bitcoin ETF Rejection; FASB Updates Crypto Accounting Standard; SEC Brings...

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SWIFT Publishes Blockchain Pilot Findings; Firms Announce USDC Integrations - According to a recent press release, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) recently published a report with...more

Fenwick & West LLP

IRS Releases Proposed Regulations on Digital Asset Transaction Reporting

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On Friday, August 25, 2023, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) released proposed regulations interpreting the broker reporting rules for digital assets that were part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Holds That Crypto Staking Rewards are Taxable Income

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently issued guidance in Revenue Ruling 2023-14, holding that taxpayers who stake their cryptocurrency and receive additional units of cryptocurrency as rewards when validation occurs...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Tax Losses Realized During the Crypto Winter

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Debacle- Understanding the etymology of a word often enables us to better understand or appreciate its use in contemporary speech. For example, the word “crypto” is derived from the Greek word “krypto,” which describes...more

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Taxation of Cryptocurrency and Similar Transactions

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Whether you’re an investor expanding your portfolio to include digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokens, a business that uses cryptocurrencies to engage in everyday transactions, or a crypto “miner," you need to...more

McDermott Will & Emery

NFTs and Charitable Fundraising: Navigating Tax Hurdles

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As the creation of and transactions involving non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have increased dramatically, so has interest in using NFTs as donations to charitable organizations and for other charitable fundraising tools. Given...more

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IRS Announces New Crypto Reporting Requirements

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On May 20, 2021, the IRS announced that “businesses that receive crypto assets with fair market value of more than $10,000” will need to be reported. In short, there will be a new layer of significant crypto-sphere reporting...more

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