Many virtual currency investors didn't know how to report their coin trades on their individual tax returns, and many more didn't know that crypto income had to be reported at all.
The mobile phone number has become an important part of online security, but
for virtual currency investors and entrepreneurs, their cell number is their biggest security weakness.
A growing number
of virtual currency investors are worried that the prices of Bitcoin and other digital tokens have been artificially propped up by a widely used exchange called Bitfinex, which has a checkered history of hacks and opaque business practices.
With that amount of users, and the fact Coinbase has been operating legitimately for years, the government may be targeting them to get the most «bang for their buck» with regard to obtaining significant amounts of information
on virtual currency investors.
The cryptocurrency accountants at Happy Tax can provide all of the tax planning and preparation services
virtual currency investors need to avoid unwanted attention from the Internal Revenue Service.
This year, more and
more virtual currency investors are looking at big returns on their crypto assets, and the crypto community is abuzz with exciting new opportunities.
Hackers are identifying bitcoin and
other virtual currency investors and users online, figuring out which telecommunications provider they use, and convincing a cell provider customer service agent to transfer the number to a provider and device under the hacker's control, Forbes has reported.
Despite the fact that many
virtual currency investors relied in good faith on the like - kind exchange exemption until the law was changed at the end of this year, the IRS may decide that cryptocurrencies don't qualify under the rule.
After all, life was so much simpler for
virtual currency investors when the IRS was in the dark about the billions of dollars being earned on cryptocurrency exchanges.
A barrister specializing in tax, Etienne Wong, pointed that current guidance
confuses virtual currency investors, as it is uncertain which investors could be classed as gamblers and which would fall under skilled trader (taxable investor).
«I usually recommend people to buy during dips like these if they were hesitant to enter the market before because you can get in on a discount,» said James Spediacci, who with his brother Julian runs an investment club
for virtual currency investors.
If you're not enthralled by the subject of cryptocurrency taxation, I'll simply provide Toscher and Stein's tips for
virtual currency investors.
«My iPad restarted, my phone restarted and my computer restarted, and that's when I got the cold sweat and was like, «O.K., this is really serious,»» said Chris Burniske,
a virtual currency investor who lost control of his phone number late last year.
Virtual currency investors, however, often have more complex needs when it comes to tax planning and preparedness.
Few of the major tax preparation services offer any assistance to
virtual currency investors, and self - preparing your returns this year is all but impossible if you performed a lot of trades in 2017.
This quick guide skims the surface of what
every virtual currency investor should know this tax season.
In the few minutes it took to get control of his phone,
the virtual currency investor saw his virtual currency password change and its accounts drained of $ 150,000.»