United States of America v. John Doe

  1. January 25, 2017

    Feds Try To Block Coinbase From Challenging Summons

    The federal government fought back on Wednesday against Coinbase Inc.'s bid to challenge an IRS summons of client information from the virtual currency exchange company, saying in a court filing that Coinbase is statutorily precluded from participating in the summons process for unidentified customers.

  2. January 12, 2017

    Coinbase Dives Into IRS Summons Fight

    Virtual currency exchanger Coinbase Inc. asked Thursday to intervene in a lawsuit in California federal court over an IRS summons of its client information, saying it has additional arguments to present to the court to add to those presented by one of its clients.

  3. January 05, 2017

    Atty Won't Stop Push To Keep IRS From Coinbase Users' Info

    A Berns Weiss LLP attorney and customer of the virtual currency exchanger Coinbase Inc. has told a California federal court that the IRS tried to "artificially moot" his efforts to quash a John Doe summons to obtain customer information from Coinbase by saying it no longer wants information on him.

  4. December 14, 2016

    Court Asked to Block IRS From Digital Currency Users' Info

    A Berns Weiss LLP attorney and customer of the virtual currency exchanger Coinbase Inc. asked a California federal judge Tuesday to quash a John Doe summons by the Internal Revenue Service to obtain customer information from Coinbase, arguing that the summons was issued in bad faith.

  5. December 01, 2016

    IRS Wins Summons To See If Digital Currency Users Pay Tax

    A California federal court Thursday authorized a John Doe summons by the IRS to obtain information from virtual currency exchanger Coinbase Inc. so it can investigate whether the company’s customers avoided paying taxes on transactions made through the company.

  6. November 18, 2016

    Coinbase Raises Privacy Alarm In Bitcoin Tax Evasion Case

    Online bitcoin exchange Coinbase Inc. said Friday that a government investigation into whether Americans are using the virtual currency to avoid paying taxes raises concerns about its customers' privacy, a day after the IRS launched its probe in California federal court.