Cryptocurrencies have gained increasing acceptance and use across the world. Their decentralized nature and “enclosed” ecosystem initially made it difficult to integrate crypto transactions into the mainstream. Such complications led governments and responsible agencies to seek ways to ensure appropriate taxing of crypto transactions.
To date, most governments across the globe have yet to define definite taxation rules for transactions involving digital assets. For many of them, including the U.S., the digital assets tax framework is a work in progress. The responsible agencies continue to modify the rules as the industry evolves, due to the dynamic nature of the crypto industry, with more innovations appearing every day.
The IRS 2024 Update
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reminded U.S. taxpayers in January to answer a digital asset question and report all digital asset-related income when filing their 2023 federal income tax returns. In the updated tax report document, the IRS required users to indicate whether they received digital assets as a reward or payment for property or services, or if they sold, exchanged, or disposed of digital assets within the …