Virtual Currency – Introduction and Aspects of Taxation

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Course Description

What is used for buying, selling, and investing and is untraceable, anonymous, and technologically confusing?

The answer uses different terms but means the same thing: cryptocurrency, virtual currency, digital currency, and crypto coin. All describe a relatively new medium of economic exchange used for buying, selling, exchanging, and investing.

Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and ether are two trending topics in the Fintech world. Yet, few business professionals can grasp the intricacies, opportunities, and challenges posed by this new technology. Millions of crypto traders are searching daily for tax professionals with expert knowledge of crypto taxation.

This online CPE webinar will explain virtual currency fundamental terms and share how the IRS defines virtual currency for tax purposes.

Are you interested in how cryptocurrencies were developed and how they work?

Does blockchain technology provide sufficient security for virtual currency?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using virtual currency?

What are the tax consequences of investing in virtual currency?

In this CE/CPE Tax webinar, tax practitioners due diligence responsibilities for preparing client returns affected by virtual currency transactions and the tax consequences of certain virtual currency activities will also be reviewed.

Learning Objectives

To define a virtual currency.
To describe the first virtual currency and when it was created and released.
To recognize the tax implications of using or investing in virtual currency.
To identify how the IRS defines virtual currency.
To identify the advantages and disadvantages of using cryptocurrency.
To recognize case studies and how they could apply to your clients.
To differentiate correct statements concerning virtual currencies and taxes.

Recommended For

This IRS-approved CE/CPE course is recommended for CPA, EA, AFSP, CRTP, MRTP, ORTP, CFIRS, CWS, and Tax Professionals interested in understanding how the IRS defines virtual currency for tax purposes.

Who Should Attend?

Annual Filing Season Program
Bookkeepers & Accountants & Tax Preparers
California Registered Tax Professional
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
CPA - Large Firm
CPA - Mid Size Firm
CPA - Small Firm
Maryland Tax Preparers
Oregon Tax Preparers
Tax Professionals
Young CPA

Course Qualification

Webinar Qualifies For

1 General Credit for Accountant/Bookkeeper/Tax Professionals
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Annual Filing Season Program (AFSP)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for California Registered Tax Preparers (CRTP) (Approval No. 6273-CE-0957)
1 CPE Credit of Taxes for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Enrolled Agents (EA) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01159-22-O)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Oregon Registered Tax Preparers (ORTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01159-22-O)
1 CE Credit of Federal tax-related matters for Maryland Tax Preparer (MRTP) (Approval No. GEHNZ-T-01159-22-O)
1 CE Credit for Certified Fiduciary & Investment Risk Specialist (CFIRS)
1 CE Credit for Certified Wealth Strategist (CWS)

Additional details

Course Level :

Basic
Credits :

1
Instructional Method :

Group Internet Based
Pre-requisites :

None
Advance Preparation :

None

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CTEC APPROVED

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MY-CPE LLC (Sponsor ID# : 6273) has been approved by the California Tax Education Council to offer continuing education courses that count as credit towards the annual “continuing education” requirement imposed by the State of California for CTEC Registered Tax Preparers. A listing of additional requirements to register as a tax preparer may be obtained by contacting CTEC at P.O. Box 2890, Sacramento, CA, 95812-2890, toll-free by phone at (877) 850-2832, or on the Internet at www.ctec.org.

Presenter

About Presenter

Mike Mudroncik

Senior Stakeholder Liaison, Internal Revenue Service

Mike has been with the IRS since 2002 working in the Stakeholder Liaison position since 2009 and, prior to that, as a Revenue Agent, SB/SE Exam Division, in Downers Grove, IL.

Mike holds degrees in Business Administration and Accounting from Indiana University, an MBA from DePaul University and is working on completing a Master of Science in Taxation degree, also from DePaul University.

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Mary Moffitt, EA

Jun 30th, 2022

Mike did a great job. I'm a retired IRS Revenue Agent and worked an e-currency case which was prosecuted by DOJ years ago. Its the same basic scheme with different names to the process. Well paced and easy to follow presentation.

Christine Payne, EA

Jun 29th, 2022

Virtual Currency is the hot topic in taxes right now. I learned a lot in this one-hour webinar which I can use in my job preparing taxes. The instructor presenting this webinar was great!!