Crypto Broker Reporting Form, Instructions Coming Soon From IRS

Oct. 25, 2023, 4:33 PM UTC

The IRS plans to release a new reporting form and instructions soon for crypto brokers to disclose client transactions as the agency braces for an estimated influx of 8 billion related filings, an official said Wednesday.

US-based cryptocurrency brokers will have to disclose to the IRS detailed information on their clients’ transactions under a requirement created in a 2021 infrastructure law. Proposed rules released in August further detailed how brokers can comply and extended when the reporting requirements begin, starting in 2026.

The IRS is expecting 8 billion returns because it is by transaction, Julie Foerster, project director of the ...

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