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U.S. IRS Updates FAQs on Virtual Currency Transactions

08 March 2021

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The U.S. IRS has updated its Frequently Asked Questions on Virtual Currency Transactions (FAQs), with a last updated date of 3 March 2021. The FAQs provide guidance for taxpayers who hold virtual currency as a capital asset. The FAQs were updated with the addition of Q5 to explain the question on virtual currency on page 1 of IRS Form 1040 (US Individual Income Tax Return) for 2020, which asks: "At any time during 2020, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency?" The answer for Q5 clarifies that a taxpayer is not...