IRS Ramps Up Crypto Tax Scrutiny – A Roundtable Discussion

Alex Kugelman and Matt Metras join the show to give us an update on the recent issues in cryptocurrency taxation, including the 2020 round of IRS educational letters, DeFi and IRS compliance, the important crypto update to the Draft Form 1040, taxing crypto staking, and challenges to IRS cryptocurrency taxation law.

Guests

Alex Kugelman

Twitter: @Bitcoin_TaxLaw

KugelmanLaw Website

Matt Metras

Twitter: @EmDeeEm

Facebook: @BitcoinTaxesMe

Reddit: BitcoinTaxesMe

MDM Financial Services Website

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Episode Highlights

01:52: The 2020 IRS Educational Letters
07:32: DeFi and IRS Compliance
10:46: Future of Cryptocurrency Taxation
12:50: A Crypto De Minimus Exemption
15:11: Draft Form 1040 Crypto Question
22:00: Taxing Crypto Staking
29:37: Challenging the IRS
34:41: Crypto Tax Predictions