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Will You Recognize the Form 1099-K When You Receive it This Year?

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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

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Taxation of Foreign Currency Transactions Part V: Hedged Executory Contracts

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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

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Taxation of Foreign Currency Transactions Part IV: Hedging & Section 1.988-5(a) Debt Hedges

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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

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Taxation of Foreign Currency Transactions Part III: Section 988 Transactions Defined, Character & Source

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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

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Taxation of Foreign Currency Transactions Part II: Gains, Losses, Personal Transactions, and Electing Out of Section 988

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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

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Taxation of Foreign Currency Transactions Part I: Definitions and Rules for Taxing Foreign Currencies

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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

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IRS Updates FAQs on 1099-Ks Used for Gig Workers and Others

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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

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

¡Libros Y Registros Adecuados Pasados Por Alto A Menudo!

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

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Adequate Books And Records Often Overlooked!

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

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Wondering About The Tax Treatment Of A Cryptocurrency Hard Fork And Airdrop?

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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

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Virtual Currency: The Taxman is Coming

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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

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Blockchain and Tax: Navigating Uncertainty

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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

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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

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Los titulares de Moneda Virtual (MV) NECESITAN MANTENER REGISTROS

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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

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Virtual Currency (VC) Holders NEED to KEEP RECORDS

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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

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Swapping Virtual Currencies will trigger tax obligations under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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

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