What is a digital asset on a 1040?

The term "digital assets" has replaced "virtual currencies," a term used in previous years. The question, which appears at the top of Forms 1040, Individual Income Tax Return; 1040-SR, U.S. Tax Return for Seniors; and 1040-NR, U.S. Nonresident Alien Income Tax Return, was revised this year to update terminology.

Who must answer a digital asset question in 2022?

Everyone who files Form 1040, Form 1040-SR or Form 1040-NR must check one box, answering either "Yes" or "No" to the digital asset question. The question must be answered by all taxpayers, not just those who engaged in a transaction involving digital assets in 2022. Received digital assets as payment for property or services provided;

What is a 1040 question for 2022?

For the 2022 tax year, the 1040 question asks: "At any time during 2022, did you: (a) receive (as a reward, award or payment for property or services); or (b) sell, exchange, gift or otherwise dispose of a digital asset (or a financial interest in a digital asset)?" What is a digital asset for the purpose of this question?

Do digital assets appear on 2022 income tax returns?

Last year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) revised a question regarding digital assets that appears at the top of certain 2022 income tax returns. Now, in IR-2023-12, the IRS has provided guidance on how to answer that question.