The IRS doesn’t have a tax compliance strategy to address the increasing use of virtual currencies like bitcoin, an inspector general warned in a report released Tuesday.
“It is imperative that the IRS ensures that those who engage in activities using virtual currencies comply with all of their tax obligations,” J. Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, said in a statement.
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