IRS clarifies reporting requirements for crypto bought with fiat
The United States IRS has clarified that crypto investors who only purchased digital assets using fiat and did not sell during 2020 do not need to report said activities. The United States Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, has updated its FAQ section on cryptocurrency to clarify investors who have only purchased crypto assets with fiat currency do not need to report their transactions under the "virtual currency" question.The first page of U.S. citizens’ Individual Income Tax Return form, or Form 1040, asks whether the respondent received, sold, sent, exchanged, or otherwise acquired “any....
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