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US lawmakers have introduced a discussion draft that would ease the tax burden on everyday crypto users by exempting small stablecoin transactions from capital gains taxes and offering a new deferral option for staking and mining rewards.<\/p>\n
The proposal, introduced by Representatives Max Miller of Ohio and Steven Horsford of Nevada, seeks to amend the Internal Revenue Code to reflect the growing use of digital assets in payments. The draft is set \u201cto eliminate low-value gain recognition arising from routine consumer payment use of regulated payment stablecoins,\u201d per the draft. <\/p>\n
Under the draft, users would not be required to recognize gains or losses on stablecoin transactions of up to $200, provided the asset is issued by a permitted issuer under the GENIUS Act<\/a>, pegged to the US dollar and maintains a tight trading range around $1. <\/p>\n The bill includes safeguards to prevent abuse. The exemption would not apply if a stablecoin trades outside a narrow price band, and brokers or dealers would be excluded from the benefit. Treasury would also retain authority to issue anti-abuse rules and reporting requirements.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Crypto Biz: Bank stablecoins get a rulebook; Bitcoin gets a land grab<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Beyond payments, the proposal addresses long-standing concerns around \u201cphantom income\u201d from staking and mining. Taxpayers would be allowed to elect to defer income recognition on staking or mining rewards for up to five years, rather than being taxed immediately upon receipt. <\/p>\n \u201cThis provision is intended to reflect a necessary compromise between immediate taxation upon dominion & control and full deferral until disposition,\u201d the draft said. <\/p>\n The draft also extends existing securities lending tax treatment to certain digital asset lending arrangements, applies wash sale rules to actively traded crypto assets, and allows traders and dealers to elect mark-to-market accounting for digital assets.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong><\/em>Galaxy predicts stablecoins will overtake ACH transaction volume in 2026<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\nUS bill defers taxes on crypto staking rewards<\/h2>\n
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