Gamers Rich in Virtual Cash Freed From IRS Reporting Worry (1)

Feb. 12, 2020, 11:14 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 13, 2020, 1:02 AM UTC

The IRS on Wednesday pulled language from its website that would have subjected millions of users of the popular video games Fortnite and Roblox to a new disclosure requirement after Bloomberg Tax asked about it.

A recently revised attachment to Form 1040, which taxpayers use to file their annual income tax returns, asks people to answer a yes or no question on whether or not they received, sold, exchanged, or otherwise acquired a financial interest in virtual currency in 2019.

The IRS’s webpage, which has since been updated, originally listed Roblox and V-bucks as examples of convertible virtual currency, ...

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