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How to determine crypto cost basis for accurate tax filings
3.5.2024
Calculating the cost basis of cryptocurrency for tax purposes involves considering purchase prices, transaction fees and events such as hard forks or staking rewards
IRS Investigation Chief Anticipates Increase in Crypto Tax Evasion Cases This Year
15.4.2024
Guy Ficco, the IRS Criminal Investigation Chief, says the agency is prepared for a significant uptick in crypto-related tax evasion cases amid the tax filing season.
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Bitcoin-friendly Cash App integrates TaxBit amid tax-filing season
28.2.2023
Bitcoin evangelist Jack Dorsey’s Cash App is making it easier for BTC holders to calculate their taxes with the TaxBit integration
The World’s Weakest Currency, Kiyosaki Says Greenback Is ‘Toast,’ IRS Crypto Tax Update and More — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review
30.10.2022
In this week’s hottest stories from Bitcoin.com News: the Ghanaian cedi’s recent slide to a new low against the USD, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki weighs in on Saudi Arabia’s move to join the BRICS nations, the United States Internal Revenue Service updates tax filing...
IRS Updates Crypto-Related Instructions for 2022 Tax Filing
25.10.2022
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated the crypto section in the 2022 draft instructions for tax form 1040. “For example, digital assets include non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and virtual currencies, such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins,” the tax agency detailed. New...
India Targets 700 Crypto Investors for Non-Payment of Taxes: Report
16.3.2022
India’s income tax department has reportedly identified about 700 cryptocurrency investors who have failed to pay taxes on high-value crypto transactions. “We have a long list of people who were transacting in crypto assets but were not paying tax,” said an official with...
Crypto.com Launches Crypto Tax Filing Service in Australia
13.8.2021
Crypto.com has launched a new service to help make it easier for Australians to file their cryptocurrency tax returns. This service, called the Crypto.com Tax, had been launched in Canada and the USA earlier. It is now being extended to Australian users. Crypto.com Tax makes it easy to complete...
Report: Tweaks to South African Tax Filing System to Result in Decreased Crypto Arbitrage
17.7.2021
Reports from South Africa suggest that tax authorities have plugged a loophole on the online tax filing system that enabled crypto arbitrage traders to make several purchases on overseas cryptocurrency platforms using just one approval. As a consequence of these tweaks, crypto arbitrage traders...
Ukrainian Parliament Passes Bill That Criminalizes People Who Don’t Reveal Crypto Holdings
20.4.2021
The Ukrainian parliament is enforcing its tough stance against people who don’t disclose their cryptocurrency holdings on the tax fillings. The measure comes in the wake of a recent publication that showed alleged mistakes in declarations from public servants. Offenders Could Spend up to...
IRS Launches ‘Operation Hidden Treasure’ to Target Unreported Crypto Income
8.3.2021
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has reportedly launched an operation to target cryptocurrency investors. Dubbed “Operation Hidden Treasure,” the team consists of agents trained in the field of cryptocurrency and transaction tracking. Damon Rowe, Executive Director at the...
IRS Updates Tax Requirements for Cryptocurrency Owners
7.1.2021
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has updated its instructions for disclosing crypto activities. The update provides clarification on who must answer “yes” to the IRS’ crypto question and when it is appropriate to select “no” as the answer. IRS Publishes...
Ernst & Young Launches Application to Help US Crypto Investors With Tax Filings
20.6.2020
Ernst & Young (EY) has introduced a new application that helps U.S. cryptocurrency traders calculate and file their taxes with ease. The EY Cryptoprep app, a Software as a Service (SaaS) web-based crypto tax engine, helps users calculate crypto-related gains and losses that have to be reported...
Bitcoin Taxation Support Growing Industry – Here are 5 Useful Cryptocurrency Tax Calculators
10.2.2020
For crypto owners looking to estimate how much they owe in taxes, there are some platforms with a free crypto tax calculator. They integrate with major crypto exchanges and wallets, allowing you to import your crypto transaction data and start calculating your taxes for free. Some of them also...
IRS Explains What Crypto Owners Must Know to File Taxes This Year
2.2.2020
Kicking off this year’s tax filing season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has published important tips for crypto owners to properly file their tax returns. This is the first time a cryptocurrency question has been included in the tax form. The IRS expects more than 150 million...
2019’s DeFi Boom Creates New Questions for Tax Filing Season
17.1.2020
A number of startups are now trying to help retail investors make sense of the tax implications of decentralized finance
IRS to Require 150 Million Tax Filers to Disclose Crypto Dealings
12.10.2019
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has unveiled a new draft tax form used by some 150 million people in the country to file tax returns. It has a section that requires them to answer whether they have received, sold, sent, exchanged, or acquired any financial interest in any cryptocurrencies...
Leaked Tax Filing: CEO of Under Fire Brazilian Firm Owns 25,000 Bitcoin
1.10.2019
Exclusive: CEO of Brazilian crypto firm refusing to pay out customer funds declared owning 25K BTC