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US Treasury and IRS Propose Cryptocurrency Reporting Rules for Brokers

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that “limits on third party information reporting to the IRS is an important factor contributing to the tax gap, which is the difference between taxes legally owed and taxes actually paid”.  The United States  Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service

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US Treasury, IRS propose cryptocurrency regulations for brokers

Two federal agencies of the United States — the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) — have released a set of cryptocurrency regulations proposal detailing brokers' reporting requirement.The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration revealed that the proposal around crypto regulations for brokers

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IRS releases draft of proposed reporting rules for digital asset brokers

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the agency responsible for tax collection, released proposed regulations on the sale and exchange of digital assets by brokers. Under the rules, brokers would be required to use a new form to report to simplify tax filing and cut down on tax cheating.The

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Crypto staking rewards are taxable once received: IRS

United States crypto investors must report crypto staking rewards as gross income in the year it was received, according to a new ruling from the country’s top tax authority.On July 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2023-14, giving clarification about how income earned from staking digital assets should

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Judge suggests IRS issued $4K refund over tax lawsuit based on quality of lawyers: Report

Oral arguments began on July 26 for an appeals case on a complaint a Tennessee couple filed against the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on calculating their taxes based on earnings from staking tokens. Joshua and Jessica Jarrett received a refund check from the IRS in 2021 after filing a

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IRS probes crypto traders using Puerto Rico tax breaks: Report

Prosecutors from the United States and agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reportedly investigating wealthy crypto traders and fund managers suspected of illegally benefiting from Puerto Rico’s tax breaks. According to a June 12 report from Bloomberg, investigators are currently building civil and criminal cases against a number of

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Kraken ordered by court to disclose user data to IRS for tax compliance

A federal court ordered crypto exchange Kraken to turn over account and transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which said it needed that information to see if any of the exchange's users had underreported their taxes.As per the order issued on Friday, June 30, Kraken is required to

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