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Lawsuit Challenging Taxation of Cryptocurrency Tokens Generated Through Staking Dismissed as Moot

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The early dismissal of a federal lawsuit that could have resolved whether certain cryptocurrency tokens can be taxed as federal income feels like business as usual for an industry accustomed to uncertainty. At issue in this...more

Gray Reed

Taxpayer Wins Tax Refund Despite IRS Claims That The Taxpayer Used The Wrong Form

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Dealing with the IRS can be a dangerous labyrinth for the untrained taxpayer or their non-tax advisors. In a recent Federal court case, E. John Rewwer, et al. v. United States, the taxpayers filed the wrong form claiming a...more

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Reasonable Cause: An Estate’s Defense Against IRS’s Late-Filing Penalties

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The Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) contains over 150 civil tax penalties for various conduct and non-conduct. One common group of penalties, associated with the late filing of a tax return and the late payment of tax,...more

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Developments in Cryptocurrency in 2018

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• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) staff made official statements regarding when a token may or may no longer be a security • The SEC continued to bring actions related to cryptocurrency offerings against...more

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