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A Comprehensive Guide to the Deductibility of Digital Asset Losses

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In November 2023, almost 11,000 cryptocurrencies and digital tokens were listed on CoinMarketCaps.com. In addition, tens of thousands of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are sold daily on various crypto exchanges and NFT platforms....more

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Digital Asset Theft Loss Deductions are More Complicated Than You Think

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Taxpayers can take a tax deduction with respect to “theft” losses that result from an illegal “taking of property” done with criminal intent. Among various other types of criminal activities, fraud is treated as theft under...more

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Ponzi Schemes and the Theft Loss Deduction

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Every few months or so seem to bring new revelations of a Ponzi scheme gone bust.  In the aftermath, erstwhile investors often struggle to be made whole again.  Fortunately, the federal income tax offers options to help,...more

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Madoff Continues On: Recent Tax Court Case Rules on Treatment of Madoff Account

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In a recent Tax Court decision, Harry H. Falk, and Steven P. Heller, Co-Executors, v. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue, the United States Tax Court ruled that in the case of the Madoff Ponzi scheme, an estate which paid...more

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Recent Tax Court Case Rules on Treatment of Madoff Account

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In a recent Tax Court decision, Harry H. Falk, and Steven P. Heller, Co-Executors, v. Commissioner of the Internal Revenue, the United States Tax Court ruled that in the case of the Madoff Ponzi scheme, an estate which paid...more

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