Washington Takes Fresh Aim At Crypto Taxes With New IRS Review Bill
Kraken sent 56 million tax forms to the Internal Revenue Service last year. Nearly a third covered transactions worth less than a dollar. More than 75% were for trades under $50. Those numbers, cited by the crypto exchange last month, have added weight to a growing call in Congress to rethink how small digital asset transactions are taxed in the United States. Related Reading: Crypto Access To Banks In Focus After Trump’s New Executive Order A Study, Not An Exemption A bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday that takes a first formal step toward addressing that burden. Called the Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation and Yields Act — or PARITY Act — the legislation does not create a tax break for small crypto transactions. What it does is direct the Treasury Department to examine whether one should exist, and to report back within 180 days on what relief it can offer under its current authority. Innovation should create opportu