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Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect... more +
Income taxes are taxes that are collected on the individual earnings of persons or entities. Depending on the jurisdiction, income taxes are calculated and collected in a variety of ways. Some tax systems collect income taxes based on a progressive scheme, while others may utilize a proportional or regressive framework. less -
Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Stake your claim: Taxpayers claim the creation of cryptocurrency is akin to baking a cake and non-taxable

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In a US District Court complaint filed May 26, 2021, a married couple is seeking a refund of taxes they paid on cryptocurrency tokens the husband created, asserting that current law does not permit the treatment of created...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Finding John Doe, Part II: IRS Secures Another Victory to “Root Out” Virtual Currency Tax Noncompliance

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has scored another significant victory in its rapidly increasing virtual currency tax enforcement efforts. On May 5, 2021, the US District Court for the Northern District of California...more

Gray Reed

The IRS is Hunting for Cryptocurrency Investors with John Doe Summonses

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The IRS has several tools in its arsenal to encourage compliance and audit and enforce those it believes are failing to comply.  One of the most powerful tools is the John Doe summons. A regular IRS summons seeks information...more

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Bitcoin, the IRS, and the Love that was Lost

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We have all heard the stories. Romeo and Juliet, Cleopatra and Mark Antony, and my personal favorite, Illsa Lund and Rick Blaine. Everyone loves a great love story.  A developing romance leading to an emotionally pleasing and...more

A&O Shearman

IRS Issues Virtual Currency Tax Guidance on Forks and Airdrops

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On October 9, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued Revenue Ruling 2019-24 (the “Revenue Ruling”) and questions and answers (the “Q&A” and, together with the Revenue Ruling, the “Guidance”) addressing certain...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¡Los inversionistas de Moneda Virtual tienen muchas Responsabilidades!

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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

Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP

Reporting Cryptocurrency Investments and Transactions

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Due to the inherent structure of cryptocurrency trading most users consider their transactions completely anonymous. The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) estimates three million individuals transact in cryptocurrency each...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Coinbase Ordered To Turn Over Bitcoin Trading Records Of Over 14,000 Customers To Internal Revenue Service

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The Internal Revenue Service has prevailed in its long-running dispute with Coinbase, the largest U.S.-based Bitcoin exchange, with a federal judge ordering Coinbase to comply with a “John Doe” summons seeking customer...more

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