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Can You Go To Jail For Failing To Disclose Virtual Currency On A Tax Return Or As Part Of An Offer For A Collection Alternative? | TaxConnections
Virtual currency, such as Bitcoin, continues to be a topic of interest for the IRS. Indeed, for the 2019 tax year, the IRS added for the first time a unique question to Schedule 1, Additional Income and Adjustments to Income, which asks: “At any time during 2019, did you receive, sell, send, exchange, or otherwise acquire any financial interest in any virtual currency.” After the question, the taxpayer is required to check either “yes” or “no.” Predictably, there is no “maybe” box.