Innovation in Compliance: Allison Lagosh on Proactive Compliance Planning for Regulatory Changes
#Risk New York Speaker Series – Bridging the Gap: Effective Risk Communication in Compliance with Rob Clark, Jr.
Unlocking Crypto's Future: Insights From Coinbase's John D'Agostino — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Daily Compliance News: June 10, 2025, The Ruinous Burdens Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: How Should Crypto Companies Be Thinking About New Laws?
The LathamTECH Podcast — Where Digital Assets Slot Into a Shifting Fintech Regulatory Landscape: Insights From the US, UK, and EU
Daily Compliance News: May 22, 2025, The Trump and Dump Edition
Daily Compliance News: May 9, 2025, The Bring Out Your Dead Pardon Edition
Consumer Finance Monitor Podcast Episode: Private Civil Consumer Financial Services Litigation to Partially Fill CFPB Void - Part 2
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 26, 2025
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
Navigating the Future of Payment Stablecoins: Legislative Updates and Market Implications — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Exploring the Administration's Regulatory Impact on Private Equity — PE Pathways Podcast
Daily Compliance News: April 21, 2025, The Tribute to Pope Francis Edition
CHPS Podcast Episode 2: Bitcoin in the Halls of Power
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending April 12, 2025
Daily Compliance News: April 10, 2025, The Dark Money Corruption Edition
Navigating 2025: Trends in OFAC and DOJ Enforcement for Digital Assets — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 66 – The U.S. Strategic Reserve and the Emerging Multipolar Crypto World + Recent Developments in US Virtual Asset Regulation with Henri Arslanian and Andrew Fei
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Welcome to this week’s edition of Tax Bytes. Our team of tax lawyers is actively monitoring for federal and international tax developments and issues of note. Each week we pull together the items we deem most important to...more
Why do you need a lawyer for an IRS audit? Have you received an IRS audit notification (IRS form letter 2205-A, 2205-B, or 566)? What do you need to know?...more
Last year, the Treasury and IRS released two sets of final crypto reporting regulations. The first set, in July, imposed rules for custodial brokers. The second set, in December, imposed rules for DeFi. This piece provides...more
The crypto tax space saw significant developments in 2024. As 2025 ushers in new regulatory shifts (as our colleagues discussed here), tax changes may be on the horizon. In anticipation, this review revisits crypto tax...more
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
On September 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that Frank Richard Ahlgren III pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return underreporting gains from selling $3.7 million in Bitcoin. As we discussed...more
On June 28, 2024, the Treasury and the IRS released final regulations on reporting requirements for brokers of digital assets (the “Final Regulations”) and provided transitional relief, including Notice 2024-56, Notice...more
In August 2023, the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) proposed regulations to fulfill the Congressional mandate to require US tax reporting of digital asset transactions by brokers and other intermediaries. After evaluating...more
The IRS appears to be on the verge of changing the way digital asset (i.e., cryptocurrency) transactions are reported for federal tax purposes. On April 19, 2024, the IRS issued its first draft of Form 1099-DA, the intended...more
How will the administration’s new crypto tax proposal affect your current digital strategy? How do recent price surges in many cryptocurrencies affect the taxable events of US taxpayers? The value of many...more
On January 16, 2024, the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) announced that the agencies are postponing the implementation of increased reporting requirements for digital asset transactions under the...more
Per recent transitional guidance, the IRS will not require taxpayers to report transactions involving receipt of digital assets under Section 6050I....more
Step into the fascinating world of virtual currencies, where digital marvels like Bitcoin and Dogecoin, have captured the attention of adventurers and investors alike. As you venture into this dynamic realm, it's important to...more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of August 14, 2023 – August 18, 2023...more
Introduction Until Notice 2023-27, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was silent about the tax treatment of nonfungible tokens (NFTs). When the IRS turned to NFTs, it focused on one aspect of NFTs: whether certain NFTs should...more
On July 31, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Ruling 2023-14, which provides that cryptocurrency stakers should include the value of the rewards they earn from staking in their gross income....more
As previously discussed here, the IRS published guidance in December 2022 effectively postponing the January 1, 2023 effective date for certain digital asset broker reporting rules until final regulations are promulgated. To...more
The IRS wash-sale rule does not currently apply to cryptocurrency because the IRS considers virtual currencies to be property rather than securities. In general, a taxpayer who exchanges cryptocurrency for goods, services or...more
On April 21, 2023, the IRS released Chief Counsel Advice Memorandum 202316008 (the “CCA”), which provides that cryptocurrency protocol changes are not treated as realization events and do not give rise to gross income for...more
Since 2019, Form 1040 has included a general question regarding the taxpayer’s cryptocurrency activity. Over the years, the IRS has modified the scope of its cryptocurrency inquiry. On the 2021 Form 1040, this question read:...more
You need to consider how you’ll report digital asset transactions on your 2022 tax returns. Tax reporting requirements for digital assets have changed yearly since 2019, when the IRS first added a question about crypto to IRS...more
Explosive growth in digital assets has left investors with real questions about how to donate cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens. That the tax bills are high enough to generate this interest is clear evidence of the gains...more
The cryptocurrency industry may be breathing a sigh of relief following the release of recent IRS guidance on cryptocurrency tax reporting, which effectively postpones the January 1, 2023 effective date of the digital asset...more
Some investors who experienced rapid declines in the value of their cryptocurrencies during 2022 may be attempting to claim 2022 tax losses. According to the IRS’s Office of Chief Counsel, some of these investors may be out...more