With the staggering rise in the value of some cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, crypto traders and enthusiasts may have serious tax questions on their minds. With the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) stepping up enforcement efforts, even those who hold the currency — let alone trade it — need to make sure they don’t run afoul of the law. That might be easier to do than you think, given how the IRS treats cryptocurrency.
While one of the selling points of Bitcoin, for example, has been its anonymity (or at least semi-anonymity), authorities have been playing catch-up in recent years with some success.
So it’s all the more reason for those who transact in cryptocurrencies to know the law and what taxes they might be incurring by their actions. The good news: The IRS treats cryptocurrencies similarly to how it treats other capital assets such as stocks and bonds. The bad news: That treatment also makes it difficult to actually use cryptocurrency to buy goods and services.
Here are a number of key things you need to know about cryptocurrency taxes and how to stay on the right side of the law.
- You’ll be asked whether you owned or used cryptocurrency
- You don’t escape being taxed just because you didn’t get a 1099
- Just using crypto exposes you to potential tax liability
- Gains on crypto trading are treated like regular capital gains
- A gift of crypto is treated the same as other gifts
- Inherited cryptocurrency is treated like other inherited assets
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