Tagged: internal revenue service

October 27, 2019 @ 11:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Individuals and organizations that use digital cryptocurrencies must begin reporting capital gains, and comply with regulatory guidelines. Firms must also implement appropriate auditing and accounting procedures for crypto assets and report such transactions to tax authorities.  On October 9, the Internal Revenue Service IRS released… Read More

October 9, 2019 @ 12:32 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance today for “taxpayers who engage in transactions involving virtual currency.” Expanding on guidance from 2014, the IRS is issuing additional guidance to help taxpayers better understand their reporting obligations for specific transactions involving virtual currency. The… Read More

July 26, 2019 @ 2:40 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is sending letters to taxpayers with “virtual currency transactions” to pay your taxes (or else!). For some time now, the IRS has required crypto exchanges such as Coinbase to share transaction details so there is no hiding from the… Read More

April 26, 2019 @ 7:22 am By Cali Haan  |  

Twenty-one American Members of Congress have signed a strongly-worded letter “urg(ing)” the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), “to issue needed guidance on the tax consequences and basic reporting requirements for taxpayers that use virtual currencies,” in the United States. The letter is signed by Darren Soto… Read More

January 17, 2019 @ 10:08 pm By Cali Haan  |  

A survey conducted by the credit score provider Credit Karma of 1009 US adult Bitcoin investors has determined Americans investors may have incurred $1.7 billion in collective realized losses from Bitcoin speculation- about $718 USD each. The survey also determined an additional $5.7 billion in… Read More

September 26, 2018 @ 8:26 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Government agencies in the US have more than tripled the amount of money they are allotting to private firms doing forensics on blockchains like Bitcoin, says weekly newsletter for institutions, diar. The biggest spender by far is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which is “accounting… Read More

July 9, 2018 @ 8:27 am By JD Alois  |  

The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement, or the “J5”, is a group of nations dedicated to fighting against tax crime and money laundering. Participants in the J5 include the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC) and Australian Taxation Office (ATO), the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA),… Read More

February 13, 2018 @ 1:39 am By JD Alois  |  

In March of 2014, the Internal Revenue Service issued  an FAQ on digital currencies and the tax treatment of transactions in crypto like Bitcoin. In brief, the IRS said that virtual currency should be treated as property for U.S. federal tax purposes. “General tax principles that… Read More

November 30, 2017 @ 8:07 am By JD Alois  |  

Coinbase has received a judgement by the US District Court of Northern California ordering it to hand over all account information to the IRS for any transaction with the equivalent of $20,000 or more during the years 2013 to 2015. In the case United States… Read More

November 27, 2016 @ 12:37 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) published a document this fall that reviewed the growing usage of Bitcoin and other digital currencies in the private sector. While acknowledging there are benefits to “virtual currencies” including lower transaction fees and faster transfer of funds… Read More