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Paul Hastings LLP

Crypto Tax Update – April 2025

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In light of the approaching April 15 tax filing deadline, this week’s update highlights recent developments in U.S. federal tax policy that may impact crypto firms and crypto holders....more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Tax Preparation 2025 Useful Pointers

On 12/19/24, anticipating the 2025 filing season, the IRS published Tax Preparation 2025 Useful Pointers in IR-2024-311: Prepare to file in 2025: Get Ready for tax season with key updates, essential tips. As the 2025 filing...more

Mayer Brown

Through the Looking Glass: US Internal Revenue Service Finalizes Cryptocurrency Tax Reporting Regulations

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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

McGlinchey Stafford

Legislation: Cryptocurrency Staking Rewards Taxed at Time of Sale

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Proposed federal legislation would move the time of taxation for rewards received from staking cryptocurrency and other digital assets to the time of sale. IRS guidance currently provides that staking rewards are taxed at the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Not So Cryptic: IRS Increases Oversight on Cryptocurrency Income Tax Reporting Requirements

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Cryptocurrency has revolutionized the financial markets but also created tax traps for the unwary investor. Building on proposed regulations issued last year, the IRS recently increased its oversight of cryptocurrency...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Hedge Funds: Crypto and State Tax

Hedge fund managers have a state tax gating issue when it comes to adding crypto to their assets under management. Generally, states such as New York, Connecticut and California encourage asset managers to locate in their...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Todas Las Fuentes De Ingresos Deben Reportarse En La Declaración De Impuestos

El 3/6/24, el IRS publicó un recordatorio a todos los contribuyentes de que todas las fuentes de ingresos deben declararse en su declaración de impuestos. El IRS está prestando mucha atención a todas las fuentes de ingresos...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

All Sources Of Income Must Be Reported On Tax Return

On 3/6/24, the IRS released a reminder to all taxpayers that all sources of income must be reported on their tax return. The IRS is paying close attention to all sources of income derived from digital asset transactions, the...more

Allen Barron, Inc.

How Will the New Crypto Tax Proposal Potentially Affect Your Current Digital Strategy?

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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

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Digital Assets Reporting Requirements Under Section 6050I

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

Gray Reed

Release the Kraken Tax Transaction Information

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On June 30, 2023 the District Court in the Northern District of California granted a petition to enforce the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to release customer information.  Specifically, Kraken was ordered to produce the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Dueling Crypto Banjos: Two Very Different Reactions to Treasury’s Proposed Crypto Reporting Scheme

Treasury recently delivered a mother lode of proposed tax reporting rules to the crypto industry.  By and large, the crypto industry is booing loudly, complaining that the rules are overbroad and that there is not enough time...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Holds That Crypto Staking Rewards are Taxable Income

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) recently issued guidance in Revenue Ruling 2023-14, holding that taxpayers who stake their cryptocurrency and receive additional units of cryptocurrency as rewards when validation occurs...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

IRS Gets Serious About Digital Asset Reporting by Individuals

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

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Through the Looking Glass: Will a Look-Through Rule for Taxing NFTs Clarify or Further Distort?

In a recent article, we observed that the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) could address the complex tax issues presented by emerging digital assets either by developing a cohesive framework for taxing these...more

ASKramer Law

Tax Return Reporting of Cryptocurrency

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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

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The IRS expands crypto guidance to include “NFTs” and other “Digital Assets,” ahead of the 2022 filing season

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The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) was one of the first United States regulators to provide guidance on the tax treatment of virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. Starting back in 2014 with its release of Internal Revenue...more

Miller Nash LLP

Today in Tax: How NFT Sellers Can Prepare for State Taxes

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Pennsylvania and Washington became the first two states to offer official guidance on how their existing tax regimes apply to nonfungible token (NFT) transactions. Their approaches offer two blueprints for other states to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

States Turning Eyes to Taxation of Cryptocurrency and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)

As the IRS ponders its approach to taxing cryptocurrency and NFTs, states are increasingly imposing taxes on some digital asset transactions, including the use of cryptocurrencies...more

Freeman Law

Highlights from the Lummis- Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act (Introduced)

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On June 7, 2022, a bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate that would provide greater clarity regarding the taxation and regulation of digital assets. Here are some of highlights....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Responsible Financial Innovation Act – A Bullet Point Summary

Key Points - On June 7, 2022, Senators Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released long-awaited legislation addressing the regulatory and tax treatment of digital assets. Their Responsible Financial...more

Oberheiden P.C.

Tokenization Lawyer – 5 Reasons Why You Might Need One

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What is Tokenization? Tokenization is the process of converting an asset into a token on the blockchain. It operates by dividing—or fractionalizing—the ownership of an asset (whether the asset is a piece of real estate or...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

NYSBA Tax Section’s Crypto Recommendations

On April 18, 2022, the New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) Tax Section published its second report on cryptocurrency and digital assets (“the Report”). The Report recommends...more

Miller Nash LLP

Today In Tax: Uncertainties Surrounding Cryptocurrencies, Mining, NFTs, and More

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While the number of cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-based assets continue to grow, the IRS’s published guidance is inadequate in addressing how to tax these new digital assets and transactions involving them....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

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