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House Ways and Means Committee approves crypto tax bill
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US House cryptocurrency Ways and Means Committee approves crypto tax legislation review bill
The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee scheduled a markup session for September 16 to review cryptocurrency tax rules. Initial reports indicated the session would transition from discussion drafts to formal consideration, with potential focus areas including tax liability deferrals for miners and the extension of wash-sale restrictions to digital assets. Subsequent details regarding has approved the Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R. 10357) revealed in a 38–5 vote. The 114-page legislative package designed aims to reform Internal Revenue Code treatment of establish a formal tax framework for digital assets, specifically addressing blockchain network fees, staking, mining, and stablecoins. The bill includes Key provisions include a $10 de minimis exemption for certain qualifying blockchain network and transaction fees, though this which removes the requirement to calculate gains or losses on small amounts. This exemption excludes high-volume users with more than 5,000 transfers in the prior year. While the legislation The bill also proposes special tax treatment for qualifying U.S. dollar stablecoins and extends wash-sale and constructive-sale rules to digital assets, it notably assets. Consistent with previous drafts, the bill excludes a previous proposal provision to allow miners and stakers to defer taxation on rewards. Instead, the current version classifies rewards; income from blockchain validator digital asset validation activities will instead be treated as ordinary income. The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates the legislation could increase federal receipts by approximately $500 million net between fiscal years 2027 and 2036. The bill is expected now moves to receive bipartisan support following the removal of the tax deferral provision. full House for consideration.
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- 2026-09-15 10:53 UTC US House cryptocurrency tax legislation review
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