Tyler DeWitt Quoted in Financial Advisor Cryptocurrency Article
Tax attorney and cryptocurrency law expert Tyler DeWitt was quoted in a recent Financial Advisor article detailing the risks of speculative cryptocurrencies. “While cryptocurrency investing is a hot topic and trend largely due to its decentralized approach to currency, it’s not exempt from the far-reaching power of the IRS,” said Tyler DeWitt, an attorney and CPA in Memphis, Tenn. Financial Advisor is a monthly magazine that reaches 110,000 financial experts…
Cryptocurrency and the IRS
The IRS recently secured a major legal victory against Coinbase, a cryptocurrency exchange, in its pursuit to enforce U.S. tax laws against investors. In late 2017, a federal district court ruled in favor of the IRS, ordering Coinbase to disclose investor information for those with “at least the equivalent of $20,000 in any one transaction type (buy, sell, send, or receive) in any one year during the 2013 to 2015…