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Give Unto Caesar – Crypto?

On June 25, 2024, Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) introduced H.R. 8822 (the “Bill”), which would add Section 6316A to the Code, allowing individuals to pay their federal income tax using Bitcoin. According to Gaetz, “enabling...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

IRS Confirms That Staking Rewards Are Part of Gross Income

On July 31, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Ruling 2023-14, which provides that cryptocurrency stakers should include the value of the rewards they earn from staking in their gross income....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Says Crypto Protocol Changes Are Not Taxable

On April 21, 2023, the IRS released Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum 202316008 (the “CCA”), which provides that cryptocurrency protocol changes are not treated as realization events and do not give rise to gross income for...more

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Tax Return Reporting of Cryptocurrency

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You need to consider how you’ll report digital asset transactions on your 2022 tax returns. Tax reporting requirements for digital assets have changed yearly since 2019, when the IRS first added a question about crypto to IRS...more

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States Turning Eyes to Taxation of Cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

As the IRS ponders its approach to taxing cryptocurrency and NFTs, states are increasingly imposing taxes on some digital asset transactions, including the use of cryptocurrencies...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Crypto Trading Safe Harbor – We’re On Our Own

The District of Columbia Bar Tax Legislative and Regulatory Update Conference, a two-day conference on tax legislative and regulatory developments, included a one-and-a-half hour panel on taxation of cryptocurrencies and...more

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NYSBA Tax Section’s Crypto Recommendations

On April 18, 2022, the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) Tax Section published its second report on cryptocurrency and digital assets (“the Report”). The Report recommends...more

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Today In Tax: Uncertainties Surrounding Cryptocurrencies, Mining, NFTs, and More

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While the number of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based assets continue to grow, the IRS’s published guidance is inadequate in addressing how to tax these new digital assets and transactions involving them....more

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U.S. Executive Order on Crypto Assets Sets Policy Objectives

On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed an executive order outlining the administration’s policy objectives with respect to cryptocurrencies and directs U.S. regulatory agencies to prepare various reports regarding...more

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Crypto Mining and Retirement Accounts

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Crypto Mining and Retirement Accounts - Crypto mining has been extremely profitable over the last few years, with Bitcoin miners making an estimated $15 billion of revenue and several mining companies going public in 2021....more

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U.S. Treasury Signals that Cryptocurrency Miners & Stakers Will Not Be Subject to Broker Information Reporting Tax Requirements

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On February 11, 2022, in a letter addressed to certain U.S. Senators, the U.S. Department of the Treasury indicated that cryptocurrency miners, cryptocurrency stakers or related hardware or software providers would not be...more

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New Crypto Reporting Requirements Aim to Address Tax Gap

As cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin rise in popularity, government regulators repeatedly try, and often fail, to control its use as a tax shelter. Agencies such as the IRS struggle with determining the best way to tax...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

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How Will Virtual Currency Be Taxed?

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Despite the confusing interpretations by US regulators, non-compliance with crypto tax rules can cost taxpayers dearly. Unfortunately, the answer to “how is virtual currency taxed” depends on who you ask....more

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Cryptocurrency Stakeholders Should Prepare for Increased Tax Enforcement

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As we recently noted in our OnPoint dated October 20, 2021, the rise in interest from retail and institutional investors in the cryptocurrency market has attracted increased regulatory and enforcement attention in the past...more

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Subprime Market Redux: Will Leverage Be Crypto’s Downfall?

I Predicted the Subprime Lending Bubble’s Collapse. The Signs Are The Same For Crypto. When I predicted the bursting of the housing market’s subprime lending bubble in 2006, a lot of people called me crazy....more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

IRS Puts Brokers On The Hot Seat for Crypto Tax Reporting

Definition of a broker is debated The Biden Administration’s 2021–2022 Priority Guidance Plan (the Plan) supports a push from the IRS and the US Treasury to more closely scrutinize the virtual currency industry....more

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The IRS Is Cracking Down On Cryptocurrency Tax Reporting

If you’ve engaged in cryptocurrency or other virtual currency transactions worth $20,000 in any one year between 2016 and 2020, the IRS wants to hear from you. The IRS believes thousands of taxpayers are not telling the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Did You Engage In Virtual Currency Transactions In 2020?

Taxpayers who engaged virtual currency   transactions in 2020 must answer a Yes or No Question on page 1 of Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR. The question is: “At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange or...more

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Taxpayer Guidelines for Cryptocurrency in 2021

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Cryptocurrency is more accessible than ever before. Banks are continuing to both implement procedures for and, in some cases, develop their own cryptocurrencies. Paypal allows users in the U.S. to buy, sell and hold select...more

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So much of Virtual Currency is still subject to Interpretation

On February 12,2020, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a Report  on Virtual Currencies which discusses whether Taxpayers  who use Virtual Currency (VC) are fully meeting their tax obligations.  ...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Were you Engaged in Virtual Currency transactions in 2019?

In 2019, taxpayers who engaged in a transaction involving virtual currency will need to file Schedule 1, Additional Income and Adjustments to Income.  Schedule 1 of the 2019 1040 Form presents the question to Taxpayers...more

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BitBlog Bi-Weekly Update - February 2020

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Many crypto entrepreneurs are seeking to build decentralized networks in which a token serves as a means of exchange on, or provides access to a function of the network.  In the course of building out the network, they need...more

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Wondering About The Tax Treatment Of A Cryptocurrency Hard Fork And Airdrop?

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On 10/9/19, IRS issued Rev. Rul. 2019-24 addressing the issues of a Taxpayer having gross income under § 61 of the Internal Revenue Code as a result of a hard fork of a cryptocurrency that the Taxpayer owns if the Taxpayer...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Virtual Currency

On Oct. 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “Service”) issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24 concerning the tax consequences of virtual currency hard forks, as well as FAQs on the taxation of virtual currency generally. This...more

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