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How is crypto taxed in Japan for an individual investor or active trader?
I need the Japan answer, not a global crypto summary. Please explain why crypto gains in Japan are usually treated as miscellaneous income, when activity can look more like business income, and why record-keeping matters so much when the annual return has to be built from transaction history.
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How do I report cryptocurrency income earned through my foreign-owned U.S. LLC?
I'm a non-resident alien who owns a single-member LLC in Wyoming. The LLC receives crypto payments from clients for freelance consulting work. Some payments are in Bitcoin, some in USDC. I convert most of it to USD through Coinbase within a few days. Do I need to report this crypto income on my U.S. tax return? The LLC is treated as a disregarded entity for Form 5472 purposes, but I'm confused about whether the crypto payments themselves create additional reporting obligations beyond what I'd have with regular USD payments. Also, when I convert BTC to USD, is that a separate taxable event on top of the income?
Does cryptocurrency trading through my foreign-owned LLC create effectively connected income (ECI)?
I'm a foreign national living in Singapore and I own a single-member LLC in Delaware. The LLC's main activity is actively trading cryptocurrencies — buying and selling on U.S. exchanges like Coinbase and Kraken, sometimes dozens of trades per day. I've read that trading in stocks and securities for your own account generally does NOT create ECI for foreign persons under the IRC Section 864(b)(2) safe harbor. But does this safe harbor apply to crypto? Crypto isn't technically a "security" or "commodity" under traditional definitions. If crypto trading does create ECI, I'd owe U.S. income tax on all my trading profits. That would be a huge deal. Can anyone clarify the current IRS position?
What are the current IRS crypto reporting requirements for foreign owners of U.S. LLCs?
I keep hearing about new IRS rules for cryptocurrency reporting, and I'm overwhelmed trying to figure out what applies to me specifically as a non-U.S. person who owns a single-member LLC. I know about Form 5472 already but I'm talking about crypto-specific reporting. The digital asset question on tax returns, the new broker reporting rules, Form 8949 — which of these apply to foreign-owned disregarded entities? Is there a comprehensive overview somewhere? My LLC holds some Bitcoin and Ethereum, does occasional trades, and receives some crypto payments from clients. I just want to understand the full scope of what I need to report.
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