Two recent federal district court decisions evaluated whether the process historically utilized by the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to issue guidance satisfied the requirements of the...more
Just 10 years ago, only your millennial, techie cousin had ever heard of, let alone purchased, any cryptocurrency. Fast forward to 2021, and the volume of cryptocurrency transactions has grown to $15.8 trillion....more
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Recent correspondence between a group of U.S. Senators and the Department of the Treasury appears to have eased the significant concerns expressed by the digital asset sector regarding the scope of the new broker reporting...more
Through its recent passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (the “Act”), Congress resolved an open question regarding the extent to which cryptocurrency transactions should be subject to information reporting...more
Last week the IRS issued a revenue ruling, FAQs, and a revision to draft Schedule 1 to Form 1040 regarding various aspects of virtual currency transactions. The guidance is in line with the Treasury 2019-2020 Priority...more
On November 29, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dealt a partial blow to the U.S. Department of Justice and the IRS in connection with their collective efforts to enforce an expansive and...more