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Topic: [2016-06-25] Accountants Ask IRS to Clarify Bitcoin Transactions' Tax Status (Read 370 times)

legendary
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A sensible step. Ask the IRS to clarify before there are court cases and diverse rulings in different parts of the country.
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A bitcoin payment for a small purchase can have an investment gain or loss on that purchase under the IRS’s existing tax treatment. This is an onerous reporting requirement.

Annette Nellen, a professor at San Jose State University, who helped draft the institute’s request, said the AICPA wants to know the tax rules before they become audit issues.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/irs-bitcoin-transactions-tax/
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