Entries by Tax Attorney

Beware If You Are Getting Divorced And Have Crypto-currency.

The anonymous nature of crypto-currencies creates the possibility for individuals to accumulate wealth that is concealed from tax agencies, creditors and spouses. With all the discussion about the progress IRS is making to get information on crypto-currency transactions and parties to those transactions, query how soon this will be commonplace and routine for divorce attorneys […]

Could This Be The Next Best Thing To What Swiss Accounts Were In The 20th Century? Paradise-Destination Marshall Islands To Issue National Crypto-currency

Given the stealth nature of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies where there is no third party reporting to tax agencies, this could be the 21st century answer to where to hide your money.  With a population of just under 60,000 you would not think residents of the Marshall Islands need their own crypto-currency but that is […]

How Canada Is Profiting From The United States Federal Government Punishing The Cannabis Industry

While the United States federal government refuses to make any use of marijuana legal and maintains banking and taxing roadblocks to the cannabis industry despite 29 states plus the District Of Columbia making Medical marijuana legal and 8 states plus the District Of Columbia making recreational marijuana legal, Canada is making huge strides into the […]

Crypto-currency Finding Its Way To Main Street: Two Million Wallets Created And Still Climbing!

Crypto-currency was not well known and confusing for the general public to get comfortable with but with innovations in the industry starting in 2017, crypto-currency is becoming more widely known and accepted as a means to do business. One of those innovations increasing the popularity of crypto-currency is the introduction of a multi-currency wallet that […]

Itemized Deductions Or Standard Deduction? – Pick Your Tax Savings For 2017!

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law the 2017 Tax Cuts And Jobs Act. It’s been a good 30 years since the last time the Internal Revenue Code received such a major update. Among other changes, the new law increases the Standard Deduction For Individuals starting with 2018. But for 2017 tax returns, […]

How Do Marijuana Businesses Explain To IRS A Cash Stash Accumulated From The Past?

With the proliferation of licensed cannabis businesses sprouting in the State Of California in 2017, a lot of cannabis business will be filing tax returns with the IRS starting next year. But beware, the IRS is well aware that successful cannabis businesses don’t just sprout overnight and now that your business is on the radar […]

Austria Looking To Follow The U.S. In Tracking Crypto-currency

Just like what happened that people could no longer keep their Swiss bank accounts a secret, international pressure is building to impose regulations on bitcoin and other crypto-currency to be transparent thus forcing taxpayers to report these transactions and pay taxes. Could Investments In Crypto-currency Loose Their Tax Haven Status? The IRS and many foreign […]

The Unraveling Of Another Tax Haven – Coinbase Announces It Is Reporting Bitcoin Transactions To The IRS

If you are an American client of Coinbase and engaged in Bitcoin transactions during 2017, you better hold off on completing your 2017 income tax return until you first check your email as Coinbase has a surprise for you that could cost you more in taxes. Is Bitcoin And Other Crypto-currency the 21st century answer […]

Crypto-currency / Bitcoin – Is this the 21st century answer to hiding assets in Swiss bank accounts? 

The IRS thinks this is the case! That is why the IRS has stepped up its investigation efforts to uncover non-compliant taxpayers just like the IRS successfully did in its investigation of the Swiss banks leading Congress to enact the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”).  FATCA forces foreign banks to disclose information on U.S. […]