Jun 18, 2021・3 min read・CryptoIRS Says That Like-Kind Exchanges Were Never Allowed for Bitcoin, Ether, and LitecoinTax law prior to January 1, 2018 allowed taxpayers to defer capital gains tax when one type of property was exchanged for a similar type of property (also known as a Like-Kind Exchanges [https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/like-kind-exchanges-real-estate-tax-tips] ). Some cryptocurrency holders attempted to apply like-kind exchange treatment to crypto-to-crypto trades in 2017 and earlier in an effort to delay capital gains tax. A new IRS memorandum issued on June 18, 20Shehan Chandrasekera, CPA
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