CRYPTO: Crypto Pioneer Roger Ver (Bitcoin Jesus) Faces $48M Tax Showdown with the IRS

Roger Ver, famously known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” is locked in a $48 million tax dispute with the IRS. The accusations stem from alleged tax evasion after Ver renounced his U.S. citizenship. In December 2024, his legal team requested the dismissal of the charges, arguing that unclear tax rules and improper prosecution were at play. The court is set to review the case in February 2025.

This high-stakes battle sheds light on the growing challenges of crypto taxation. With tighter international tax rules and advanced blockchain tracking, offshore tax evasion is increasingly difficult, raising concerns for crypto investors worldwide.

 

18 October 2024

SOUTH AFRICA: SARS Pushes Crypto Tax Compliance for South African Traders

Efforts by the South African Revenue Service (SARS) to guarantee that all crypto assets owned by South Africans are correctly recorded for tax reasons are intensifying. Given an estimated 5.8 million

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13 December 2024

GLOBAL TAX: Wealth tax will raise revenue without burdening lower-income groups, say activists

A wealth tax is an effective way of raising much-needed revenue without imposing additional tax burdens on middle and low-income groups, says an alliance of Asian activist groups calling for the tax

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25 May 2024

US: Billionaire Tax Rejected by US Causes Split Ahead of G-7

Group of Seven countries are at odds over how to tax the world’s richest individuals as finance officials prepare for a meeting in Stresa, Italy.  An early draft communique contained language on

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6 December 2024

US: Biden pardons son on arm and tax evasion charges

Backtracking on his own words, US President Joseph Biden Sunday announced he had pardoned his son Hunter on two criminal charges, claiming they were politically motivated. “No reasonable person looking

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