We have read that Virtual Currency (VC) is a “speculative asset” that under certain circumstances may be used to pay for goods or services or be held for investment; and that its sale, exchange or use has tax consequences...more
11/5/2018
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Virtual Currency
Sigue habiendo dirección limitada del Tesoro de los EE.UU y el IRS sobre la Moneda virtual (MV) y los inversionistas de la MV deben proceder con cautela....more
10/8/2018
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Tax Reform ,
Taxable Income ,
Virtual Currency
La última Notificación emitida por el IRS sobre Criptomoneda fue el Aviso 2014-21 publicado el 25 de Marzo del 2014 que brinda orientación en forma de respuestas a preguntas frecuentes (“Frequently Asked Questions”). ...more
10/5/2018
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Required Forms ,
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Virtual Currency
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
9/24/2018
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
FBAR ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Foreign Financial Accounts ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
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Offshore Funds ,
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Virtual Currency
The last Notice issued by the IRS on Cryptocurrency was Notice 2014-21 posted on March 25, 2014 providing guidance in the form of answers to frequently asked questions. ...more
9/14/2018
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Cryptocurrency ,
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FDAP ,
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Investment ,
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Virtual Currency
On August 8, 2018, FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco, delivered a speech at the 2018 Chicago-Kent Block (Legal) Tech Conference. Highlights from the commentary include...more
9/10/2018
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Bitcoin ,
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Cryptocurrency ,
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Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinCEN ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Money Laundering ,
Money Transmitter ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency
La aceptación de la moneda virtual (MV) como forma de pago de bienes y servicios está creciendo. Estados como Arizona y Georgia han presentado proyectos de ley que permitirían a los contribuyentes de esos Estados pagar sus...more
9/7/2018
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Cryptocurrency ,
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Virtual Currency
La posesión de moneda virtual, también conocida como criptomoneda, es legal tanto en los EE.UU como en muchas otras partes del mundo. La forma más conocida de moneda virtual es Bitcoin. ...more
9/6/2018
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Virtual Currency
Debido al nivel sin precedentes de apreciación del valor, los inversionistas de Bitcoin, consumidores y empresas están buscando la orientación del IRS. El IRS reconoce que la "moneda virtual" se puede usar para pagar bienes...more
9/5/2018
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Virtual Currency
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
8/24/2018
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Tax Returns ,
Virtual Currency
There continues to be limited Virtual Currency (VC) guidance from the US Treasury and the IRS and VC investors ought to proceed cautiously. IRS continues to make reference to Notice 2014-21 to remind Taxpayers that VC...more
8/17/2018
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Virtual Currency
Para propósitos de los Impuestos Federales de la Renta de los EE.UU, la Moneda Virtual (MV) se trata como “propiedad” (property). Como resultado, un inversionista de MV debe vigilar muy de cerca las posibles ganancias netas...more
8/3/2018
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Capital Gains ,
Coinbase ,
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Virtual Currency
On 5/30/18, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) sent a letter (https://www.aicpa.org/content/dam/aicpa/advocacy/tax/downloadabledocuments/20180530-aicpa-comment-letter-on-notice-2014-21-virtual-currency.pdf) to the IRS...more
7/30/2018
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Bitcoin ,
Bitcoin Mining ,
Charitable Donations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
De Minimus Quantity Exemption ,
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Financial Instruments ,
Future Tax Treatment ,
IRS ,
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Trading Platforms ,
Virtual Currency
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
7/16/2018
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Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Coinbase ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FATCA ,
Financial Transactions ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
John Doe Investigation ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Planning ,
Technology ,
Virtual Currency
Los inversionistas de la Moneda Virtual (MV) utilizan los servicios de plataformas en línea "seguros" para comprar, vender, transferir y almacenar la MV. Los proveedores de estos servicios se conocen como “wallets,...more
Law Firms, like other businesses, want to be able to offer more services to more clients expanding; the scope of their reach. This might entail entering the world of Virtual Currency (VC) and accepting payments such as...more
There are investors that have an interest in “exchanging or swapping” Virtual Currency (VC). Prior to the passage of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (TCJA), VC investors could take the position that if they “exchanged or swapped”...more
7/2/2018
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Ethereum ,
Financial Transactions ,
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Swaps ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
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Tax Planning ,
Tax Reform ,
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
6/22/2018
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Financial Transactions ,
Investment ,
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Tax Evasion ,
Tax Planning ,
Tax Returns ,
Virtual Currency
Virtual Currency (VC) storage comes in the form of a “wallet” with private digital keys. The “wallets” can be domiciled in VC exchanges that operate in the US or foreign jurisdictions....more
6/15/2018
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Bitcoin ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
FATCA ,
FBAR ,
Investment ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Tax Liability ,
Tax Planning ,
Virtual Currency
Virtual Currency (VC) investors are currently investing without clarity regarding which Government Agency(s) has the final word with respect to the treatment of VC. US Agencies: IRS, FinCEN, SEC and CFTC – have expressed...more
5/11/2018
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CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
FinCEN ,
IRS ,
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Planning ,
Trading Platforms ,
Virtual Currency
Acceptance of Virtual Currency (VC) as a form of payment for goods and services is growing. States like Arizona and Georgia have introduced bills that would allow Taxpayers in those states to pay their taxes with VC. Two of...more
Investors in Virtual Currency (VC) utilize the services of on-line “secure” platforms for buying, selling, transferring, and storing VC. The providers of these services are known as web-wallets (Coinbase is an example). ...more
For U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes, Virtual Currency (VC) is treated as property. As a result, a VC investor ought to keep a very close watch on potential net short term capital gains (realized gain if VC is held one year...more
4/12/2018
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
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The IRS Chief of Criminal Investigation, Don Fort, recently stated: “It’s possible to use Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the same fashion as foreign bank accounts to facilitate tax evasion.” ...more
2/26/2018
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Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
IRS ,
Popular ,
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Tax Liability ,
Token Sales ,
Virtual Currency
Possession of virtual currency, also known as cryptocurrency, is legal in the U.S. as well as many other parts of the world. The most well-known form of virtual currency is Bitcoin. There are other virtual currencies that...more
12/29/2017
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