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The digital assets world continues to change every year, as the industry begins to go through the maturation phase. The remainder of 2020 and next year will bring new challenges, as well as new opportunities, for the ecosystem. Staying informed will prepare you for what lies ahead. Today’s top cryptocurrency tax topics include Form 1099 compliance and reporting, W-2 and other compensation compliance, multistate taxation, indirect and gross receipts taxes, international tax issues, and self-insurance versus insurance and re-insurance.

The coronavirus pandemic turned the markets—and our daily routines—upside-down, with much of the world struggling to adjust to a COVID-19 environment. Here are some ways, including tax and estate planning strategies, that can help you regain some financial control in these unprecedented times, today, and over the long term. Plus, look at how to take advantage of the CARES Act.

Organizations of all sizes have been in survival mode since the beginning of 2020 to get through the pandemic and the economic downturn that followed. But now, as the world moves towards recovery and growth, entities must carefully consider their unique circumstances and risk exposures when analyzing how recent events may affect their financial reporting. In addition, businesses will need to properly account for and memorialize any stimulus money received from the federal government.

Whether the sale of your artwork is a remote contingency or it is an immediate need, planning for it will help you and your fiduciaries anticipate the possible risks and opportunities that lie ahead. This guide leads you through the steps and takes you to the opportunities that exist when artwork, and the associated intellectual property such as copyrights and royalties, is sold during life or at death.

For employers with less than 500 employees who provided benefits under the leave program of Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), a separate line of identification and reporting is required on the W-2 Form. Guidance is provided in the IRS Notice 2020-54 to help employers properly report 2020 emergency paid sick leave and expanded family medical leave wages paid to employees under the FFCRA.

As an alternative to ETFs, investors are seeing the value of investing in separately managed accounts (SMAs), which offer diversified, index-like, and customizable exposure. However, what does it mean for investors who already hold a basket of appreciated ETFs but would like to unlock the potential of SMAs? This dilemma is explored through a reasonable set of future scenarios to provide guidance on when it might be time to sell and hold.

The treatment of capital gains and taxes become a little more complicated when considering a mutual fund investment. There are two scenarios where a mutual fund investor may end up paying more in capital gains taxes than expected. And the amount you pay may not depend only on you.

When seeking to preserve the family legacy and wealth, families can create custom-tailored trusts to meet their specific needs and goals. In this overview, learn about why families form trusts, the different types of trusts available, the essential role of trustee, and why families might choose a bundled trust structure versus a Directed Trust structure versus a Private Family Trust Company.

For families contemplating a liquidity event, anticipatory pre-liquidity planning can greatly improve tax savings when using Wyoming entities, which benefit from modern trust statutes. A review of some of the strategies and structures—including blind trusts, regulated and unregulated private trust companies, and directed trusts—shows how they can also provide asset protection and retained control with an emphasis on administrative and cost efficiency.

Can a pandemic-induced market downturn become an opportunity for investors looking to modify their portfolios? Learn how constructive changes, including going from ETFs to tax-managed SMAs, can present the best chance to improve overall portfolio health.