How the IRS tracks down people who don’t report their crypto

How the IRS tracks down people who don’t report their crypto

The United States tax authority doesn't seem to be very efficient when it comes to tracking down who owes crypto taxes — for now. Crypto income taxation is a murky arena at present. It would seem that even the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, has a tough time figuring out who owes what, according to Wendy Walker, solution principal at the tax compliance company Sovos. "In the typical tax system, the IRS uses 1099 reporting," Walker told Cointelegraph in an interview. "So, 1099, W2, that tax reporting, it's the primary tool that they use to enforce tax compliance," she added. When....


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