Hello,
I have a crypto staking rewards question.
At what point is crypto staking rewards deemed taxable income?
I would like to start staking on a certain blockchain (for the sake of this question we can call it Project A or PA for short).
From my research on this topic I came across the key phrase "Dominion and Control" that has led me here to seek clarification. Keep this phrase in mind as I layout the example below for the staking process of PA.
Terminology:
With the above shared, the following are the steps needed to stake (note that along the way I will share if I have Dominion and Control of my rewards):
At what point in the above process do I claim my staking rewards as taxable income?
Hi @JotikaT2 - I am curious if you'd be willing to take a look at my question and provide your expert recommendation? If this topic is not your area of expertise would you be able to tag someone who can assist?
@KarenR would you be able to review my question and provide your expertise?
If the reward from staking is for additional tokens, it would be treated as ordinary income and reported according to these instructions.
If the reward from staking represents an increase in the value of tokens already held, then it would be reported as capital gains.
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@JotikaT2 Thank you for the reply. Could you please speak to my question regarding "Dominion and Control" - it is based on IRS Ruling 2023-14 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-irbs/irb23-33.pdf