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Seward & Kissel LLP

New Administration Action on Cryptocurrency Tax Regulations

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The Seward & Kissel Tax Group has collected some data and intelligence about what crypto tax changes we may see this year. President Trump aims to assess and revive cryptocurrency regulations via executive order, Congress...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – January 2025

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Proposed Regulations Would Impose New Reporting Requirements on Transactions Involving Cryptocurrency and Other Digital Assets

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In response to a provision in the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued proposed regulations that would impose new tax reporting...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Treasury and IRS Release Proposed Regulations Regarding Reporting Requirements for Digital Asset and Cryptocurrency Transactions

On August 25, 2023, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations regarding information reporting, determination of amount realized and basis, and backup...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

A&O Shearman

Crypto asset providers – Italian regime finally decrypted

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On 17 February 2022, the Ministry of Economy and Finance Decree (the MEF Decree) entered into force and lays out the procedure which entities acting as virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and e-wallet service providers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement at the US Federal and State Levels

In recent months, the increased focus on cryptocurrency regulation and enforcement at both the federal and state levels demonstrates the digital currency’s place as an established component of the financial landscape. At the...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - December 2020 #3

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CFTC Releases Digital Asset Primer - On December 17, 2020, the CFTC announced a 36-slide Digital Assets Primer. The Digital Assets Primer seeks to build on a prior 2017 release that focused on virtual currencies. This...more

Orrick - On the Chain

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

UB Greensfelder LLP

Why Is FINRA So Interested In Your Non-Securities Business?

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Rightly or wrongly, I don’t know much about cryptocurrencies or digital coins. But that’s ok. What is worrisome, on the other hand, is that I am increasingly concerned that FINRA doesn’t either. And while my own ignorance...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

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