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Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Reportaje de Broker de Activos Digitales

El 6/28/24, el Tesoro de los EE. UU. y el IRS emitieron regulaciones finales con una fecha de vigencia del 9/9/24 que requieren que los brokers de custodia reporten las ventas e intercambios de activos digitales a partir del...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Digital Assets Broker Reporting

On 6/28/24, the U.S. Treasury and the IRS issued final regulations with an effective date of 9/9/24 requiring custodial brokers to report sales and exchanges of digital assets beginning in calendar year 2025. Meaning,...more

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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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Finally Final Crypto Reporting Regulations

On June 28, 2024, the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations on reporting requirements for brokers of digital assets (the “Final Regulations”) and provided transitional relief, including Notice 2024-56, Notice...more

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Health Plan Hygiene Part 1: A Spoonful of Sugar Helps the Medicine Go Down

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During the next several weeks, we will publish a series of articles that dive deeply into “health plan hygiene” relating to health and welfare benefit plan fiduciary issues and how employers can protect themselves in this...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Treasury’s Crypto Tax Reporting Rules Defer on DeFi

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On June 28, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued final broker reporting regulations that mandate broker reporting for centralized exchanges and hosted wallet providers, providing...more

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New IRS Tax Form for Digital Asset Broker Reporting

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The IRS released a draft of a new tax form, Form 1099-DA, that brokers will use to report proceeds from certain digital asset transactions. The draft Form 1099-DA can be found on the IRS website and below. The effective date...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Death, Taxes, and Crypto Reporting – The Three Things You Cannot Escape

The IRS released a draft of Form 1099-DA “Digital Asset Proceeds from Broker Transactions” in April which will require anyone defined as a “broker” to report certain information related to the sale of digital assets. The new...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

It’s Raining Crypto Bots on the IRS

On August 29, 2023, the IRS issued proposed crypto reporting regulations (the “Proposed Regulations”), which we discussed in detail here. The Proposed Regulations build on the 2021 changes to the Internal Revenue Code that...more

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ABA Tax Section Comments on Proposed Crypto Broker Reporting Regulations

On December 20th, 2023, the American Bar Association Tax Section published detailed comments and recommendations (the “ABA Comments”) on the proposed crypto broker reporting regulations.  As discussed here, the New York State...more

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New IRS and FinCEN Reporting Requirements for Businesses that Accept Payments in Digital Assets

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Although the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has postponed broker-related digital asset reporting, a less publicized requirement that applies long-standing reporting rules for physical cash payments to businesses that accept...more

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IRS Digital Assets Proposed Regulations

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On 8/29/23, the IRS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing for Digital Assets Proposed Regulations. The IRS Digital Assets Proposed Regulations address information reporting, the determination...more

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Will the Proposed IRS Regulations Hinder the Growth of Tokenization in Real Estate?

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As digital currency grows in use and acceptability, digital currency has entered into many traditional investment markets. Commercial real estate is no exception. The conversion of real estate assets to digital tokens using...more

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Treasury Delivers Mother Lode of Tax Reporting Rules to the Crypto Industry’s Doorstep

On August 29, 2023, the IRS published detailed proposed regulations addressing digital asset broker reporting requirements (the “Proposed Regulations”). The Proposed Regulations elaborate on the 2021 changes to the Internal...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Digital Asset Payment Processors Will be Required to Report Consumers’ Digital Asset Transactions

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The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have issued long-awaited Proposed Regulations for parties that will be required to report transactions involving digital assets. These newly identified parties will need to...more

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations for Digital Asset Reporting

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The Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department have issued long-awaited Proposed Regulations for parties that will be required to report transactions involving digital assets. These newly identified parties will need to...more

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Digital Asset Broker Regulations Target DeFi Platforms and Payment Processors

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of the Treasury issued a 282 page notice of proposed rulemaking regarding digital assets and broker reporting on Aug. 26 (the Proposed Regulations), nearly two years after...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

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IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Relating to Digital Asset Transactions

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently released proposed regulations (REG-122793-19) pertaining to information reporting and backup withholding, as well as basis and...more

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Proposed Regulations From the IRS Outline Reporting Requirements for Cryptocurrency “Brokers”

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On August 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published new proposed regulations on tax reporting requirements for cryptocurrency brokers. The proposed regulations build on efforts to expand IRS regulation over...more

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IRS issues proposed regulations for broker reporting of digital assets

On August 25, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued proposed regulations (88 FR 59576) that detail the information reporting requirements with respect to brokers of...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Nelson Mullins Tax Report – Proposed Regulations on Information Reporting for Digital Asset Sales and Exchanges

On August 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new proposed regulations regarding reporting obligations for parties engaged in certain digital transactions.  The proposed regulations address the reporting...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Treasury and IRS Issue Proposed Regulations for Tax Reporting Requirements on Digital Asset Transactions

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On August 29, 2023, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) published proposed regulations that, if finalized, would require brokers (including digital asset trading platforms, digital asset...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Proposed Regulations Would Impose New Reporting Requirements on Transactions Involving Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets

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In response to a provision in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations that would impose new tax reporting...more

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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

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