Coinbase's IRS Dispute Isn't Just About Bitcoin
This past week saw yet another move in the ongoing scuffle between the IRS and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. If you haven't been following the story, here’s a summary: In November, the IRS presented Coinbase with a summons requiring the company to disclose client transactions between 2013 and 2015. Coinbase has hinted that they'd rather not. Shortly thereafter, a Coinbase customer presented a motion against the IRS, alleging the subpoena was too broad. This week, the IRS responded, saying what effectively amounted to "go away". It claims that since this client has identified....
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The U.S. government’s battle to get Coinbase to comply with its summons to provide information about its customers continues. A federal judge has agreed to move a hearing date to March 23 to consider arguments against the summons. On Feb. 3, 2017, Jacqueline Scott Corley, a U.S. magistrate judge, granted the government’s request to continue the hearing date to March 23, 2017 for motions to intervene filed by attorney Jeffrey Berns and Coinbase in their efforts to challenge the summons served by the IRS. Coinbase Fights IRS Summons. Berns, a Coinbase customer and attorney, filed a motion on....