US lawmakers reintroduce bill to stop IRS from taxing crypto transactions und...

US lawmakers reintroduce bill to stop IRS from taxing crypto transactions und...

House Representative Suzan DelBene, introducing the latest iteration of the bill, said the United States needs to "ensure that our tax code evolves with our use of virtual currency." A bill previously introduced by Washington Representative Suzan DelBene aims to exempt crypto users from paying taxes on transactions under $200.According to a Tuesday draft of the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2022, Washington Representative Suzan DelBene is seeking to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude gains from certain personal transactions of virtual currency. If signed into law,....


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