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On February 19, 2018, the Israel Tax Authority (“ITA”) stated in a circular to tax professionals that cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, are property under Israeli tax law. This view brings the Israeli tax law very much in line with the IRS position in the United States. Cryptocurrency is Property under Israeli Tax Law and Subject […]
On February 28, 2018, the IRS issued a request for comments from the general public with respect to the its OVDP Information Collection practices. Let’s explore this new development in more detail. OVDP Information Collection: Background Information on the OVDP The IRS Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program (“OVDP” now closed) remains today the primary voluntary disclosure […]
In January of 2018, South Korea announced that it will start taxing cryptocurrency exchanges. This is a highly important development in international tax law concerning cryptocurrencies, because South Korea is a major hub for cryptocurrency trading. Let’s delve a bit deeper into South Korean cryptocurrency taxation. South Korean Cryptocurrency Taxation of Exchanges The first important […]
In a recent case, the IRS failed to recover a large erroneous refund of $21 million that it gave to a company called Starr International Co. Inc. (“Starr”). The opinion was released on January 31, 2018 by the District Judge Christopher R. Cooper (U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia) who granted Starr’s summary […]
Sherayzen Law Office PLLC уведомляет о том, что с 1 января 2018 года его официальным владельцем является Sherayzen Law Office Ltd. Sherayzen Law Office Ltd будет продолжать использовать “Sherayzen Law Office” в качестве своего фирменного названия. Изменение в корпоративной структуре адвокатского бюро Sherayzen Law Office произошло в маркетинговых целях. «PLLC» – это очень необычная форма ведения бизнеса, […]