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- Cryptocurrency has many issues, major among them is the detection issue. There are also illegal activity including tax evasion
- The implementation will start in 2023.
The U.S. treasury has filed a report which talks about strengthening tax compliance. This will also help in giving transparency in collecting the tax from the cryptocurrency transactions.
The U.S. Treasury Department has filed an official report to strengthen tax compliance. The proposal states that measures should be taken for the U.S. registered businesses. They should report transfers with over $10,000 cryptocurrency to the International Revenue Service (IRS).
The treasury department, while filing the report, stated that along with cash transactions, businesses that receive crypto assets with a fair market value of more than $10,000 should also be reported.
The tax enforcement proposals that were released on Thursday were part of the American families plan, an initiative started by President Biden’s administration. There was also news of federal agencies investigating crypto and blockchain firms for money laundering and tax evasion offenses also doing the rounds.
As per the report, cryptocurrency has many issues, major among them is the detection issue. There are also illegal activities, including tax evasion.
Other institutions like banks, payment platforms, and cryptocurrency exchanges will be entitled to information about the inflows and outflows from accounts annually. The implementation will start in 2023.
Comprehensive reporting need of the hour
In the report, the treasury department has mentioned that comprehensive reporting is very important. The incentives can be reduced, and there could be opportunities to move income out of the new information reporting regime.
It is to be noted that cryptocurrency consists of a small share of current business transactions. Financial institutions have a lot of information and indeed already provide third-party reports to the IRS.
The U.S. IRS currently does not have a system for independent verifications of transactions related to cryptocurrencies. This will help to open the potential for widening tax gaps.
After the announcement from the Treasury, the prices of bitcoin rebound to $39,000, up by 3%.
The IRS, in its 2020 report, has added a line about cryptocurrency in its form 1040. This form is for individual tax returns. This will also help in gaining more visibility into virtual currency transactions.
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