U.S. law firm says IRS is coming after Coinbase users who evade taxes
Once an IRS investigation or audit is opened, it’s too late to make amends, warn tax lawyers. The Tax Law Office of David W. Klasing, a boutique Californian tax firm, has issued a public release warning investors that the United States Internal Revenue Service is getting serious with Coinbase users. The firm’s dual-licensed tax lawyers and capital allowance specialists say they have been tracking an increase in IRS enforcement activity against Coinbase users who fail to comply with their tax and reporting requirements. Evaders can “end up facing serious civil and criminal trouble down the....
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