Donor-Advised Funds

December 11, 2018By Matthew Weber, CPA, MAcc
Donor-Advised Funds

A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle administered by a public charity created to manage charitable donations on behalf of organizations, families, or individuals. A DAF enables a taxpayer to contribute personal assets, including cash, securities, and real estate, to an investment account, in which the assets grow tax-free. The taxpayer receives an … Read More

Tax Treatment of Cryptocurrency Transactions

February 20, 2018By Matthew Weber, CPA, MAcc
Tax Treatment of Cryptocurrency Transactions

Many taxpayers realized significant gains from the disposition of cryptocurrencies in 2017, and as tax season approaches, these taxpayers must compile accounting reports, review the latest tax guidance, and determine how to correctly report their transactions to the IRS. Coinbase has a new online tax report: In the summer of 2017, the IRS narrowed its … Read More