Separate bipartisan bill seeks to ease new cryptocurrency tax reporting requirements
Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) want to make tax reporting rules introduced in the infrastructure bill more lenient for cryptocurrency brokers, Bloomberg reports.
President Joe Biden is expected to finally sign the $ 1 trillion law on Monday after months of heated debate.
The legislation was widely criticized by the cryptocurrency community because of its tax reporting provisions that affect miners, wallet developers and other groups of participants.
Companies will also be required to report crypto transactions over $ 10,000.
Cryptocurrency-focused lobbying groups were close to amending the bill, but a last-minute dispute over military spending thwarted their plans.
By narrowing the rule, Wyden and Lummis’ bipartisan law solution proposed by the two lawmakers aims to exclude people developing blockchain technology, according to Wyden:
Our bill makes clear that the new reporting requirements do not apply to individuals developing blockchain technology and wallets.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen supported changing the cryptocurrency provision in the Infrastructure Bill. Hence, the industry is pinning its hopes on the Treasury’s favorable interpretation of the term “broker.”
The new rules are expected to come into force in 2024.
