IRS Reveals Preliminary Tax Reporting Form For Digital Assets

IRS Reveals Preliminary Tax Reporting Form For Digital Assets

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has unveiled the early draft of a tax form for reporting income from cryptocurrency transactions. The newly released Form 1099-DA, tagged as “Digital Asset Proceeds from Broker Transactions,” is currently open to comments from relevant stakeholders in anticipation of its final version by the IRS. Related Reading: Breathe Easy, […]


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