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https://cointelegraph.com/news/irs-clarifies-reporting-requirements-for-crypto-bought-with-fiat?s=09

IRS clarifies reporting requirements for crypto bought with fiat

The United States Internal Revenue Service, or IRS, has updated its FAQ section on cryptocurrency to clarify investors who have only purchased cryptocurrency assets with fiat currency do not need to report their transactions under the “virtual currency” question.

The first page of the U.S. citizens’ Individual Income Tax Return form, or Form 1040, asks whether the respondent received, sold, sent, exchanged, or otherwise acquired “any financial interest in any virtual currency” during 2020.

As such, the form’s wording suggests that individuals who acquired cryptocurrency assets through any means would be required to answer yes to the question, regardless of whether the virtual currency was purchased using U.S. dollars, Kenyan shillings, or peanuts.

However, question five of the IRS’ updated cryptocurrency FAQ information asks whether an individual who “purchased virtual currency with real currency and had no other virtual transactions during the year” must report said activities in Form 1040. The answer now states:

“If your only transactions involving virtual currency during 2020 were purchases of virtual currency with real currency, you are not required to answer yes to the Form 1040 question.”

The new FAQ section suggests cryptocurrency investors do not need to report said transactions provided they exclusively purchased cryptocurrency for U.S. dollars and did not make crypto-to-crypto trades or sold any of their digital assets for fiat. Conversely, if they purchased cryptocurrency with other cryptocurrency assets, or sold any of their cryptocurrency during 2020, the transactions must be reported.

While the IRS has sought to provide greater clarity to cryptocurrency investors as to their reporting obligations in recent years, the pace of innovation in the virtual currency sector means that regulators are often left playing catch-up.

Last month, a report compiled by the Law Library of Congress and commissioned by Republican representative Tom Emmer noted that only five countries have established taxation guidance for cryptocurrency stakers. Emmer urged the IRS to provide clear guidance for stakers, emphasizing the need for taxation requirements to be “sensibly applied” to avoid deterring innovation.