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Change of Control: Golden Parachute Rules in the Sale Process
Will you recognize the Form 1099-K when you receive it from one or more third-party marketplace providers this year? A few years ago, the IRS implemented new reporting requirements for many popular peer-to-peer payment apps...more
What is a hedged executory contract? A “hedged executory contract” is another type of transaction that is eligible for integration under Code Section 988(d). A hedged executory contract results when a taxpayer enters into an...more
Are there special hedging provisions for section 988 transactions? Yes. In addition to the business hedging rules I address in our earlier Q&A with Andie series, a special hedging provision is available at Code section 988(d)...more
Which transactions qualify as section 988 transactions? In section 988 transactions, the taxpayer makes payments or receipts denominated in or determined by reference to one or more nonfunctional currency. ...more
Are all foreign currency gains taxable? No. Under a de minimis exemption individual taxpayers with foreign currency gains of $200 or less on a “personal transaction” do not need to report them....more
Navigating the federal taxation of foreign currency can be compared to trying to cross a perilous sea. Both involve unexpected rough patches, serious difficulties, and frustrating complexity....more
Assume that X and Y agree to the following: X will transfer ownership of Prop to Y, and Y will transfer cash to X. What just happened? Obviously, X has sold Prop to Y. If the amount of cash that X receives is greater than...more
The IRS recently updated its guidance for completing Form 1099-K, used primarily by “gig” companies providing compensation using payment apps or online marketplaces and for individuals selling goods on online marketplaces...more
On December 20th, 2023, the American Bar Association Tax Section published detailed comments and recommendations (the “ABA Comments”) on the proposed crypto broker reporting regulations. As discussed here, the New York State...more
On January 16th, the IRS published Announcement 2024-4 (the “Announcement”), postponing certain reporting requirements for large crypto transactions which were set to go into effect for the 2024 tax year. Persons engaged in...more
La Sección 6001 del Código de Rentas Internas requiere que los contribuyentes mantengan libros y registros adecuados y “que toda persona responsable de cualquier impuesto requerido por el Código, o de su recaudación, debe...more
Internal Revenue Code Section 6001 requires Taxpayers to maintain adequate books and records and “that that every person liable for any tax imposed by the Code, or for the collection thereof, must keep such records, render...more
On August 29, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued new proposed regulations regarding reporting obligations for parties engaged in certain digital transactions. The proposed regulations address the reporting...more
Virtual currencies are not currently accepted as the legal tender or “fiat” currency of any country. In the United States, the IRS has stated its view that convertible virtual currency is property, subject to the general tax...more
On 10/9/19, IRS issued Rev. Rul. 2019-24 addressing the issues of a Taxpayer having gross income under § 61 of the Internal Revenue Code as a result of a hard fork of a cryptocurrency that the Taxpayer owns if the Taxpayer...more
Virtual currency transactions are now a prime focus of Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scrutiny. The IRS has numerous information-gathering tools to enforce its taxing power, including summons, artificial intelligence, data...more
For a variety of reasons, as has been widely reported, LIBOR is to cease to be published by the end of 2021 and this expected elimination of the index upon which financing transactions are based raises serious tax and non-tax...more
Virtual currencies (often called cryptocurrencies) such as bitcoin are perhaps blockchain's best-known application. As these and other blockchain-based digital assets become more common, and attract more regulatory and...more
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
La Sección 6001 del Código de Rentas Internas requiere que los Contribuyentes mantengan libros y registros adecuados. Mantener libros adecuados y buenos registros de la MV ayudará al Contribuyente a...more
Internal Revenue Code Section 6001 requires Taxpayers to maintain adequate books and records. Keeping adequate VC books and good records will assist a Taxpayer to...more
In January 2017, the IRS Large Business and International Division initially announced the launch of a “compliance campaign process” in which IRS identifies compliance issues that present risk and require a response in the...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