The Qualified Opportunity Zones (QOZ) rules became law under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. These rules are designed to encourage investment and economic growth in specific low-income areas. But there are important things to understand about Qualified Opportunity Zones and [...]
Business lawyer and CPA, Austin Carlson, deals with tax planning and controversy daily. We asked Austin to weigh in on IRS hot topics and to share some insights on timely tax issues that many of our international clients' face. Q: Based on the recent [...]
Fact: Countries disagree on the nature of cryptocurrency. In recent years, tax and revenue authorities worldwide have had to take a stand and issue guidance to their taxpayers on their country’s official position on cryptocurrency—What is it, and how should it be taxed? The [...]
Over the past 6 months, several major changes have had a significant impact on the tax industry. First, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA) was passed in late December 2017. TCJA ushered in a new era of domestic and international corporate [...]
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been raging a battle against Coinbase[1] to obtain the identities of users of convertible virtual currencies (CVCs), like Bitcoin.[2],[3] This battle is being closely watched worldwide, as it touches on hot button issues—privacy of Bitcoin holder accounts, [...]
