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IRS Clarifies Treatment Of Fortnite & Gaming Currencies On Your Taxes

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 15, 2020April 9, 2020

Gamers (and their parents) can finally breathe a sigh of relief: Fortnite virtual currency is not taxable. If you’ve seen headlines suggesting that it is

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IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment For Virtual Currency Charitable Donations

IRS Clarifies Tax Treatment For Virtual Currency Charitable Donations

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 17, 2020April 9, 2020

Looking to reduce your taxable income with a donation of virtual currency to charity? The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued guidance for donors (and

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Ohio Halts Crypto Tax Payment Program

Kelly Phillips ErbNovember 6, 2019December 3, 2019

Last year, Ohio made news as the first state in the nation to accept tax payments using cryptocurrency. Less than a year later, the program

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IRS Adds Cryptocurrency Question To Form 1040

IRS Adds Cryptocurrency Question To Form 1040

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 12, 2019December 3, 2019

Days after the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released two new pieces of guidance for taxpayers who engage in transactions involving virtual currency, the IRS announced

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IRS Issues First Guidance On Cryptocurrency In Five Years

IRS Issues First Guidance On Cryptocurrency In Five Years

Kelly Phillips ErbOctober 9, 2019November 11, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued new guidance for taxpayers who engage in transactions involving virtual currency, including cryptocurrency. The new guidance, which is

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Crypto, S Corps On List Of IRS Compliance Campaigns

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 9, 2018July 10, 2022

The Large Business and International of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced five additional compliance campaigns. The campaigns target AMT credits carryforwards, S corporation distributions, virtual currency, certain re-orgs, and transition tax.

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Taxes From A To Z (2018): K Is For Kin (Crypto)

Taxes From A To Z (2018): K Is For Kin (Crypto)

Kelly Phillips ErbMarch 22, 2018July 18, 2022

It’s Taxes from A to Z. K is for Kin (Crypto).

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Coinbase Will Turn Over Court-Ordered Data

Coinbase Will Turn Over Court-Ordered Data

Kelly Phillips ErbFebruary 28, 2018July 27, 2022

In the battle between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Coinbase, a company which facilitates transactions of digital currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, Coinbase has announced that it has officially notified affected customers that it will comply with a court order.

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What You Need To Know About Crypto & Taxes

Kelly Phillips ErbJanuary 9, 2018July 27, 2022

Cryptocurrency is riding high these days. But even as more investors are taking a chance on digital currency, many are still confused about how to treat it for federal income tax purposes. Here’s what you need to know

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Bitcoin Fork Could Trigger Tax Bills

Bitcoin Fork Could Trigger Tax Bills

Kelly Phillips ErbJuly 30, 2017November 18, 2019

Technology has changed the way that we think about money. Next month, the way we think about money may change again following a potential shift in the blockchain world and that could cause tax headaches for some users.

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