Dashiell Shapiro

Dashiell Shapiro is a Tax Partner at Wood LLP in San Francisco, CA, and a former DOJ Tax Attorney. His practice focuses on tax controversy and audit defense and includes international tax and financial products/cryptocurrency tax planning work.

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Expert Take

The J5 is using military and intelligence terminology to talk about its enforcement response.

IRS Joins the J5, Should We Prepare For International Enforcement? Expert Take

Dashiell Shapiro

2018-07-13T12:17:00+01:00

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Expert Take

Fake documents or lies can make taxpayers’ problems, that were likely manageable, much worse.

How Not to Panic If Coinbase is Turning Over Your Info to the IRS: Expert Take

Dashiell Shapiro

2018-03-05T13:48:00+00:00

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The notion that US and Puerto Rico tax authorities will allow cryptocurrency sales to escape taxation entirely is pretty optimistic.

Is Puerto Rico а Crypto Tax Paradise? - Expert Take

Dashiell Shapiro

2018-02-10T14:40:00+00:00

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Properly designed loans, swaps and forward contracts offer a way to lock in profits now and defer tax until later.

How Financial Instruments Help to Avoid Big Crypto Tax Bills?: Expert Take

Dashiell Shapiro

2018-02-01T12:55:00+00:00

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Governments increase pressure on the crypto world: the taxation of cybercurrency is just around the corner.

Crypto “Prophets” From 1997 Point to IRS Showdown: Expert Blog

Dashiell Shapiro

2017-12-08T17:40:00+00:00

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There is an ancient tax that can actually become a solution for cryptocurrencies.

Could Milton Friedman’s “Least Bad Tax” Work for Cryptocurrencies? Expert Blog

Dashiell Shapiro

2017-11-23T16:08:00+00:00

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