Introduced on April 9 2019, the Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 (H.R. 2144) would “amend the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to exclude digital tokens from the definition of a security, to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to enact certain regulatory changes regarding digital units secured through public key cryptography, to adjust taxation of virtual currencies held in individual retirement accounts, to create a tax exemption for exchanges of one virtual currency for another, to create a de minimis exemption from taxation for gains realized from the sale or exchange of virtual currency for other than cash, and for other purposes.”
The proposed di minimis exemption is worded as follows:
“SEC. 139G. GAIN FROM SALE OR EXCHANGE OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY.
“(a) In General.—Gross income shall not include gain from the sale or exchange of virtual currency (as defined under section 408(m)) for other than cash or cash equivalents.
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