Tax


Policy

IRS May Make It Harder to Avoid Declaring Crypto on Tax Returns

The Internal Revenue Service plans to make all income tax payers check a box indicating whether they have transacted in crypto over 2020.

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Finance

European Crypto Tax Companies Announce Merger to Power US Expansion

The merger means Blockpit and Crypto Tax can look at taking their newly combined regtech offering to the lucrative U.S. market.

Florian Wimmer (left), founder, and CEO of Blockpit, and Klaus Himmer (right), co-founder and managing director of CryptoTax. (Blockpit)

Policy

Swiss Canton Zug to Accept Taxes in Bitcoin, Ether From Next Year

Citizens and companies in Zug will be able to pay up to $109,000 of their tax bill in either bitcoin or ether starting next February.

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Policy

Cryptocurrency Earned From Carrying Out Microtasks Is Taxable, Says IRS Memo

The U.S. tax department has provided guidance around crypto revenue earned from microtasks via crowdsourcing platforms and, yes, such income is taxable.

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Finance

Bitwage Rolls Out Tax Calculator Tool as IRS Ramps Up Crypto Pressure

The new tool comes as the IRS is sending more letters to crypto investors.

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Policy

Australian Crypto Exchanges Partner With Koinly to Simplify Tax Reporting for Users

With tax reports for crypto transactions being complex and time-consuming to prepare, Koinly said its service automates the process in just minutes.

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Markets

South Korean Government Proposes Tough New 22% Tax on Crypto Trading

Crypto trading profits could be liable to a 22% tax should the Korean National Assembly approve the newly tabled proposal.

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Videos

What We Know About Filing Crypto Taxes – And What We Don’t

Regulators have been struggling to recognize cryptocurrency as a virtual asset, partly because they haven’t figured out how to tax it. This tax season, marks the first time a cryptocurrency question is on the IRS tax form – a feat six years in the making. However, the guidelines are as confusing as ever.

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Policy

Australian Tax Office to Warn Investors Over Crypto Misreporting

Up to 350,000 Australians will be contacted by regulators soon to remind them of their obligations when trading in digital assets like bitcoin.

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Policy

Ukrainian Taxpayers Will Now Have to Report Crypto Holdings

Ukraine’s revenue agency has published guidance that says cryptocurrency holdings should be treated as intangible property on tax returns.

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