IRS: Bitcoin Is Property, **t Currency
Are you struggling with how to deal with Bitcoin on your tax return? Well, struggle ** more. The Internal Revenue Service on Tuesday an**unced that bitcoin and other virtual currencies are treated as Property, **t currency, for federal tax purposes.
The an**uncement, which was released as **tice 2014-21 [PDF], is the first official clarification on behalf of the U.S. government for dealing with Bitcoin and other virtual currencies, at least from a tax perspective