Bitcoin

To the Internal Revenue Service, Roger Ver symbolizes a new target in the digital age: a crypto holder suspected of failing to pay taxes after selling tokens.

Whenever MicroStrategy implements a new accounting rule, and values its crypto assets at market value at the end of each reporting period, that could trigger a major cash tax obligation.

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2024 has been a dramatic one for cryptoassets, and as the year continues, accounting professionals will need to be able to keep clients informed.

A crypto investor known as "Bitcoin Jesus" has been released on bail in Spain, where he faces extradition to the U.S. on tax fraud charges.

Roger Ver, an early crypto investor who was sometimes referred to as Bitcoin Jesus, has been charged with mail fraud, tax evasion and filing false returns.

The existing guidance directs public companies, including banks, to count crypto they custody as liabilities on their corporate balance sheets.

Quarterly results at MicroStrategy Inc. will likely get more volatile under a recently approved accounting rule change that requires valuing the digital asset at market prices.

The Securities and Exchange Commission's approval came despite skepticism of the asset and its value, following an appeals court decision.