U.S. Senators Forge Crypto Tax Reporting Rules Over Weekend

Several U.S. Senators have negotiated the wording of the amendment in a cryptocurrency tax reporting provision of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is one of many offsets designed to foot the costs of the bill. These lawmakers face enormous time pressure from the White House as well as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to the point that there is always a possibility that the bill will be submitted. to a vote without the amendment being taken into account.

In May, Forbes reported that Biden’s law enforcement plan included the crypto tax return and just days ago, the White House updated its bill fact sheet which, among many ways to foot the bill, includes “… strengthening law enforcement.” when it comes to cryptocurrencies. The increase in crypto tax returns is expected to generate $ 28 billion over ten years, although the extent to which senators continue to provide exceptions in the current language on who must report as a “broker” under the rules of the IRS may cause the need to recalculate this. number.

A new amendment from Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) and Krysten Sinema (D-AZ), which the Washington Post reports are being pushed by the Treasury Department and the current administration, has been updated to Exclude proof of stake validators as well as proof of work cryptocurrency miners from the crypto tax reporting provision. Warner noted to reporters that this was likely the final list of exemptions, which leaves software developers and decentralized platforms exposed to the new law, if passed.

Meanwhile, the original amendment to the bill, which has the backing of the nascent cryptocurrency lobby in Washington DC, is drafted by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR). This amendment aims to provide protection for software developers, hardware manufacturers and bitcoin miners.

What the cryptocurrency industry has left appears to be a choice between a privileged amendment with the language of the US Treasury against senators who have been pressured to include a broader set of exemptions in order to avoid to hurt the growth of innovation in the United States The Senate is expected to meet tomorrow at 12 p.m. ET, where pressure is expected to close debate and vote on the infrastructure bill continues, leaving the cryptocurrency community in suspense as to the future of tax reporting requirements and obligations that appear very close to becoming law.