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Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Shielding Your Cryptocurrency: Essential Estate Planning and Asset Protection Strategies in the Digital Age

As cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin surge to unprecedented values—crossing the $100,000 mark at the time of this writing—both seasoned investors and newcomers are pouring billions into this thriving asset class. The U.S....more

Polsinelli

Blockchain+ Bi-Weekly - September 2023

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The Blockchain Bi-Weekly presented by the Polsinelli Blockchain+ team is a rundown of some of the key stories in the Web3, blockchain and crypto ecosystems curated by our attorneys navigating the intersections of code, smart...more

ASKramer Law

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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The Tax Man Isn't Leaving: The IRS Continues to Issue John Doe Summonses Relating to Virtual Currency Transactions

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Key Takeaways - ..A court approved the issuance of a John Doe summons by the IRS to a bank aimed at identifying individuals who are potentially avoiding their income tax obligations relating to cryptocurrency...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

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

Miller Nash LLP

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

Proskauer - Blockchain and the Law

Congress and the IRS Make Moves to Improve Taxpayer Compliance for Cryptocurrency Transactions

IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig, testifying before Congress in April 2021, estimated the gap between taxes owed and taxes collected in the United States to be close to $1 trillion....more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Debunking Five Myths About Cryptocurrency

A surge in cryptocurrency prices this year created many crypto paper millionaires and brought millions into the game. But the digital currency market is a rollercoaster ride. As a result, many of those fortunes have already...more

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IRS Hints at Form 8938 Requirements for Reporting Crypto Assets Held at a Foreign Exchange

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With the emergence of digital assets, the question has arisen whether digital assets held in “wallets” in foreign exchanges need to be reported on Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Form 8938, Statement of Specified Foreign...more

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BitBlog Weekly Summary: Digital Asset Regulations in New York State

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This week saw two items of note in the regulation of digital assets and both came out of the state of New York. The Return of the Empire State - A New York State Supreme Court ruled that it has personal and subject...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Tax Time and Virtual Currency

Virtual Currency (VC) investors continue to have accounting challenges at tax time. They are seeking to better understand and comply with their U.S. tax regulatory obligations when using VC. ...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¿Vale la pena el riesgo de la Moneda Virtual?

Hemos leído que la Moneda Virtual (MV) es un "activo especulativo" que, en determinadas circunstancias, puede utilizarse para pagar bienes o servicios o ser retenido para inversiones; y que su intercambio o uso de intercambio...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Is Virtual Currency worth the Risk?

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

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