COVID-19 Announcement: Emergency Pro Bono Legal Services to Protect At-Risk Individuals You’ve likely heard about the coronavirus on the news or at least have seen it all over the headlines. It’s often hard to determine the severity of situations like these based on what you hear on the news, but what we do know is…
SECURE Act Workshop Audio and Transcript Learn strategies and legal tips from experienced estate planning attorney, Doug Koenig and guest speaker Joel Levy, CPA! This presentation was offered as a free, no-obligation, workshop designed to educate individuals and families about how the SECURE Act has impacted individual retirement accounts. This workshop covered important information about…
Trivia Night Result – “We’re all winners… well maybe not” The beginning of the year is always an extremely hectic time for our firm. That being said, last night we finally took the opportunity to slow down just for a little while and enjoy some time with each other, catching up, laughing, drinking a beer…
Announcement – Pierce Law Group’s Open House You’re not truly family until you’ve gone over to someone’s house… While I’m partly being humorous, I also sense that you know exactly what I’m talking about… Sure, going out to dinner with a friend is nice, and grabbing coffee together is great, but there is something different…
What to Expect From an Initial Estate Planning Meeting It doesn’t matter whether you have prepared an estate plan with an attorney before or whether this is your first time considering doing so, it is critical to fully understand how important a personal connection to your lawyer can be to your success. As I write…
Donating or Gifting Virtual Currency – North Carolina Bitcoin Lawyers If you are thinking of donating cryptocurrency to a charity, there are a few things you should consider. First, the charity you choose must be a 501(c)(3) organization approved by the IRS for tax-deductible donations, and second, you need to see if they accept cryptocurrency…
Fair Market Value – North Carolina Bitcoin Lawyer Determining the fair market value of cryptocurrency can prove to be a difficult task, especially for the ordinary taxpayer. The IRS Notice 2014-21 which classified virtual currency as property for federal tax purposes, specifically stated that taxpayers must report the fair market value of virtual currency as…
How Digital Currencies Are Changing the World – Bitcoin Lawyer The use of cryptocurrencies, and in particular, the technology which was created to implement them, has grown substantially in recent years. There has been a growing trend of acceptance of cryptocurrencies as a useful, legitimate payment mechanism, and the underlying decentralized public ledger technology has…
Overview – Cryptocurrency and United States Tax Law – North Carolina Bitcoin Lawyer In a March 25, 2014 notice, the United States Internal Revenue Services (“I.R.S.) described virtual currencies as “a digital representation of value that functions as a medium of exchange, a unit of account, and/or a store of value and does not have…
Frequently Asked Questions – North Carolina Bitcoin Lawyer Q: How is cryptocurrency treated by the Internal Revenue Service? A: Cryptocurrencies are currently considered property but the Internal Revenue Service. As such, general accounting and tax principles apply to cryptocurrency mining and transactions. The Interal Revenue Service’s definition of virtual currencies as property means that each…
