Overview
Event Details
Join us for a complimentary half day workshop discussing the tax consequences of investing in cryptocurrency, as well as common methods of tax structuring for individuals and entities using, trading, and investing in cryptocurrency and tokens. The workshop will discuss tax implications under current law, as well as under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
Date: Thursday, March 1, 2018
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m.: Registration & Lunch
12:30 p.m.: Program
5:00 p.m.: Cocktail Reception & Networking
Event Location
The program will feature presentations and panel discussions on issues such as determining basis, the implications of forks, like-kind exchanges, and identifying taxable events. The program will also include discussions on common tax structuring mechanisms such as the use of US or Swiss non-profit foundations for token issuance, and the implications of using on-shore and off-shore entities.
Topics for Discussion
- Determining basis, income, and capital gains
- Taxable events, forks, and like-kind exchange considerations
- On-shore and offshore entities and funds
- Potential issues associated with the nonprofit foundation structure
- Changes as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Speakers
- Griffin Anderson, Founder of Accounting Blockchain Coalition (ABC), and founder of Balanc3, a ConsenSys spoke
- Brian Kelly, Founder and CEO, BKCM LLC
- James Morgan, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer at Genesis Global Trading
- Houman B. Shadab, Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Center for Business and Financial Law, New York Law School
- Jason Weinstein, Partner
- Lisa Zarlenga, Partner
- Alan Cohn, Of Counsel
- John Cobb, Associate
