U.S. Digital Assets Tax Policy Getting Hearing During ‘Crypto Week’
As the U.S. House of Representatives digs into digital assets policy during what lawmakers have styled “Crypto Week” next week, the committee that focuses on tax policy will discuss the proper way forward for taxing crypto.
The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Representative Jason Smith, announced a July 16 hearing of the oversight subcommittee to look at the “affirmative steps needed to place a tax policy framework on digital assets,” according to a statement on Wednesday.
Crypto taxation is next in line behind overall regulation of the markets and the oversight of stablecoins as a leading policy issue expected to get attention in Congress. The two primary legislative efforts are both expected to see action next week,…