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IRS Makes New Crypto Broker Guidance a ‘Priority’ in 2021-22 Plan

Biden’s Treasury Department is opening another front in its effort to police crypto tax cheats.

The IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Policy

Here’s How the US’s Infrastructure Bill Crypto Tax Provision Might Be Implemented

The House of Representatives will vote on the infrastructure bill at the end of the month.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen answers questions during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to examine the FY 2022 budget request for the Department of the Treasury on Capitol Hill  June 23, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Nash -Pool/Getty Images)

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Tax Software Firm TaxBit Value Tops $1B Unicorn Status

TaxBit, a crypto tax software provider for IRS and various institutional clients, raised $130 million in a Series B funding round that valued the startup at $1.33 billion.

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IRS Will Reportedly Ignore How Infrastructure Bill Defines ‘Broker’

The U.S. Treasury Department is reportedly preparing to offer an olive branch to crypto developers, miners, and hardware firms spooked by the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill’s tax reporting requirements. “The Hash” hosts discuss whether the Treasury Department could combat the concerns of the bill that no other government agency has been able to achieve.

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Finance

TaxBit Raises $130M Series B at $1.33B Valuation

It's the second major funding round for the tax software firm this year.

Left to right: TaxBit co-founders Justin and Austin Woodward

Markets

The US Senate Goes to War Over Crypto Taxation

With two competing amendments and pressure from the White House and Treasury, crypto taxation is suddenly the crux of the massive infrastructure bill.

Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming

Videos

Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Impose New IRS Reporting Requirements on Crypto Firms

U.S. senators reached an agreement on key parts of a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill which could be approved for formal debate by late Wednesday. According to the Blockchain Association’s Kristin Smith, the bill contains language that would subject much of the crypto industry to new, challenging IRS reporting requirements.

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Videos

IRS Tweaks Crypto Question Language on 2021 Individual Tax Form Draft

In its 2021 draft of the 1040 Individual Income Tax Return form, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has more clearly stated how crypto assets should be taxed than 2020. “The Hash” hosts discuss the possible impact of IRS’ efforts to tackle crypto tax evasion.

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Markets

IRS Tweaks Crypto Question Language on 2021 1040 Draft Form

The revised question asking taxpayers about crypto assets is much simpler and clearer.

The IRS has released a draft version of the 2021 1040 form.

Policy

Emmer, Congressional Blockchain Group Ask IRS to Revise Guidance on Charitable Crypto Donations

The lawmakers say the amount of a donation should depend on free market value, not an appraiser’s determination.

Rep. Tom Emmer