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IRS hires 2 private-sector crypto experts to prep for tax season

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Arijit Sarkar59 minutes agoIRS hires 2 private-sector crypto experts to prep for tax seasonThe IRS will use the funding from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), a federal law aimed at curbing inflation, to build compliance in emerging areas, which includes digital assets as a top priority.624 Total views1 Total sharesListen to article 0:00NewsOwn this piece of crypto historyCollect this article as NFTJoin us on social networksThe United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has appointed two new crypto tax experts from the private sector to focus on digital assets.


The official tax filing season in the U.S. commenced on Jan. 29, after which the IRS repeatedly issued notices urging citizens to report all cryptocurrency and digital asset income, including nonfungible tokens (NFTs). As shown below, crypto received in the form of rewards or via staking, among other areas, must be reported.Events that require U.S. taxpayers to report cryptocurrency digital assets as income. Source: irs.gov


The two new IRS recruits, Sulolit Mukherjee and Seth Wilks, have been hired as executive advisers to the department, according to the IRS. It added:“The pair, who have extensive experience in the tax and crypto industries, will help lead IRS efforts building service, reporting, compliance and enforcement programs focused on digital assets.”


IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel believes that expertise from the private sector can help the department successfully build a digital assets infrastructure “in a way that works well for everyone.”


The IRS will use the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funding — a federal law aimed at curbing inflation — to build compliance in emerging areas, including digital assets.


It is important to note that taxpayers in the U.S. are not required to report cryptocurrencies that are being held in wallets, transferred between two wallets owned by the same person or purchased using fiat currency.


Related:A taxing obligation: Is crypto reporting ‘impossible’ under US law?


Right before the start of the tax season, on Jan. 17, the IRS said that cryptocurrency transactions above $10,000 need not be reported. The department plans to implement the rule after releasing a regulatory framework.


The decision reverted a new law established on Jan. 1, which required all U.S. businesses to report cryptocurrency transactions over $10,000. The IRS stated:“At this time, digital assets are not required to be included when determining whether cash received in a single transaction (or two or more related transactions) meets the reporting threshold.”


The U.S. House Financial Services Committee also noted several underlying problems with the “poorly constructed digital asset reporting requirements” that were passed on Jan. 1.


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