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Read More** This blog was updated on 3/28/20 as a result of the IRS issuing Notice 2020-20 regarding federal gift tax and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax filings ** Due to the economic interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the IRS issued Notice 2020-18 to automatically postpone the April...
Read MoreTo combat the negative financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on working Americans, President Trump signed into law The Families First Coronavirus Response Act. In addition to multiple provisions aimed at expanding protections for employees who cannot work due to the COVID-19 virus, the Act...
Read MoreAfter IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig’s comments on May 30, 2019, practitioners and investors waited anxiously for additional guidance clarifying the tax treatment of cryptocurrency. On October 9, 2019, the IRS released the much anticipated guidance in Revenue Ruling 2019-24 and an outline of...
Read MoreIn early August, the IRS began issuing Notice CP2000 to advise taxpayers owning virtual currency that the income or payment information the IRS received from independent third-party sources does not match the virtual currency income information reported on taxpayers’ federal income tax returns....
Read MoreInformation Release 2019-132, issued on July 26, 2019, advises virtual currency owners to expect a letter providing information on how to pay back taxes through filing amended returns. Virtual currency investors were identified through ongoing enforcement actions, including the summons on the...
Read MorePursuant to statements made by IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig on May 30, 2019, much-anticipated cryptocurrency tax guidance should be released “very soon.” Rettig suggested the guidance, which would come in the form of a revenue ruling and a revenue procedure, could be released within the next 30...
Read MoreGlobal reporting regimes continue to be a focal point of today’s regulatory environment. However, with the Department of Treasury’s current focus on reviewing existing regulations to reduce unnecessary burdens on taxpayers, pursuant to recent Executive Orders, the IRS and Treasury have offered a...
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