Quote from: arandon on Today at 06:46:56 AM

Is this the RFP you're mentioning? Seems to refer to only 22,000 accounts from 2017.

Yes. Cryptotrader.tax released that because they did not have the capabilities to perform the requested calculations. There is only one software provider out that that can meet those specifications. My accounting firm received the same RFP from the IRS but we declined due to potential conflicts of interest, and the fact that we are not a software company so it would be too labor intensive. It was foolish to release that letter as they burnt that connection with the IRS. I regularly speak with the IRS officials that sent that out and as a professional courtesy do not discuss those private conversations, which i find very valuable.

The sample language in the RFP is just an example. The IRS intends to look at all open tax years.

Quote from: arandon on Today at 06:46:56 AM

I wonder why someone would come up with a fake crypto audit letter going into great plausible detail about what's requested, but then make a silly mistake and not just use one font throughout.

I think it is more likely that this is a field agent of the IRS that stumbled upon a crypto audit. This does not look like a standardized initial document request approved by the national office.

Quote from: figmentofmyass on Today at 07:34:31 AM

are you a CPA? do you have a considerable number of clients investing in crypto?

I'm a tax attorney at one of the top, non-Big 4, accounting firms and lead the digital asset tax practice. We represent the whole spectrum of the industry from investors, traders, miners, tokens, exchanges, etc.