As 2020’s revised Tax Day inches closer, many individuals and businesses are beginning the process of gathering the information needed in order to prepare their returns. For many, this includes information about their cryptocurrency investments. After issuing updated guidance (and warning letters) last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to hold taxpayers accountable if they fail to properly report cryptocurrency transactions on their July 15, 2020 returns.

On March 5, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced the creation of a new Fraud Enforcement Office. According to a statement from the IRS, “the new office will reside in the IRS Small Business/Self Employed Division and work on agency-wide compliance issues.” Here, Washington D.C. business tax attorney Kevin E. Thorn explains what this means for small businesses.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has announced that the 2020 tax filing deadline will now be July 15 for both individual and corporate tax filers.