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Reporting Requirements Tax Evasion Virtual Currency

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

First Stand-Alone Crypto Tax Fraud Case Leads to Guilty Plea

On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Frank Richard Ahlgren III pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return underreporting gains from selling $3.7 million in Bitcoin. As we discussed...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

How the IRS Uses Social Media to Find Crypto Tax Cheats

Does your Twitter, Reddit, Facebook, Instagram or other social media feed feature photos of your new sports car, boat, fabulous vacation or the beach house that you bought with your crypto gains? Do you also report a low...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Biden Administration Proposals Will Greatly Enhance IRS’ Ability to Identify Cryptocurrency Transactions

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The Biden Administration and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) continue to focus heavily on cryptocurrency tax enforcement issues. On May 20, 2021, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) released the American Families...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Bitcoin, the IRS, and the Love that was Lost

We have all heard the stories. Romeo and Juliet, Cleopatra and Mark Antony, and my personal favorite, Illsa Lund and Rick Blaine. Everyone loves a great love story.  A developing romance leading to an emotionally pleasing and...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

IRS CI Highlights International Efforts to Tackle Cryptocurrency Abuse, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion

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ABA Tax Fraud Panel to Discuss IRS CI and Crypto Criminals - The Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation (IRS CI) has made it clear that it is focusing on the abuse of digital currencies to further tax evasion,...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Do I have to file an FBAR if I own Cryptocurrency? Not clear!

Both the American Bar Association (ABA) and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) have written letters (3/19/18 for the ABA and 5/30/18 for the AICPA) to the IRS to obtain further definition and...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

The “J5” is on to Cryptocurrencies

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) issued a “call to action” for countries to do more to tackle enablers of tax crimes. The result of this “call to action” was the establishment of an...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

El IRS está pendiente al Cripto

El Jefe de Investigación Criminal del IRS, Don Fort, declaró recientemente: "Es posible utilizar Bitcoin y otras Criptomonedas de la misma manera que las cuentas bancarias extranjeras para facilitar la evasión de impuestos"....more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Are You Confused with Virtual Currency?

The ins and outs of virtual currency (VC) continue to challenge those who received VC for services rendered, accepted it for goods sold, bought it for investment less than a year ago, bought it for investment more than a year...more

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

When Filing Taxes, Don’t Forget Virtual Currency Income

In a March 23 news release, the IRS reminded taxpayers that income from virtual currency transactions must be reported on income tax returns, and that certain virtual currency transactions are taxable like any other property...more

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