Joshua Jarrett, et al v. USA

  1. August 20, 2023

    IRS Refund Moots Crypto-Staking Case, 6th Circ. Says

    A couple's challenge to the tax treatment of cryptocurrency created through a process called staking was correctly dismissed by a Tennessee federal court as moot after the IRS cut the couple a check for a full refund plus interest, the Sixth Circuit said.

  2. August 03, 2023

    Tax Guidance Doesn't Change Crypto Case, US Tells 6th Circ.

    New IRS guidance declaring the taxability of cryptocurrency earned through staking doesn't change the fact that a Tennessee couple fighting its taxability in the Sixth Circuit are barred from bringing their refund case, the government argued, saying the couple's tax refund prevents it.

  3. July 26, 2023

    6th Circ. Judges Skeptical Of Tax Suit Over Staked Crypto

    The Sixth Circuit seemed skeptical of a couple's tax refund suit that also seeks to block the IRS from taxing cryptocurrency they've earned through staking, with one judge saying Wednesday he's "struggling with what the problem" is for the couple given that the agency refunded their taxes.

  4. March 31, 2023

    6th Circ. Urged To Toss Suit Over Taxation Of 'Staked' Crypto

    The Sixth Circuit shouldn't entertain a couple's suit seeking a determination that the IRS can't in the future tax cryptocurrency tokens they've earned through a process known as staking, the federal government argued, saying such prospective relief would violate a law barring suits that can restrain tax collection.

  5. February 14, 2023

    IRS Check Shouldn't Nullify Crypto Tax Suit, 6th Circ. Told

    A taxpayer advocacy group asked the Sixth Circuit to overturn a decision that a check sent by the Internal Revenue Service to a Tennessee couple rendered their challenge to taxes on cryptocurrency they obtained moot, saying a decision favoring the couple could help low-income taxpayers.

  6. February 08, 2023

    Couple Asks 6th Circ. To Clarify Tax On Crypto Staking

    A couple who obtained cryptocurrency tokens through a process known as staking asked the Sixth Circuit to determine whether the IRS must wait until such currency is sold before taxing it, saying a lower court wrongly refused to decide the matter.