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Has fraud touched your family?
Stolen money should not be taxable income.
A stay-at-home mother in North Carolina was drawn into an online task scam that demanded ever-larger crypto deposits. To keep up, she cashed out her 401(k) and borrowed against credit cards — until more than $110,000 was gone.
Then the tax bill arrived: because the stolen money had passed through her retirement account, the IRS assessed ordinary income tax plus a 10 percent early-withdrawal penalty on money the theft had already taken. Under current law, that result is not a mistake. It is the rule H.R. 9500 exists to change.
Two priorities lead our agenda
Stolen money should not be taxable income
Fraud victims should not owe tax on stolen money. The Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act fixes that. It passed the House 408–17 on September 15, 2026, and was referred to the Senate Finance Committee on September 16. We are working to get it to the President’s desk.
Voluntary disclosureA path back to compliance
Millions of taxpayers want to come into compliance and have no clear road to get there. Congress should direct the IRS to build one.
Practitioner coalitionTax professionals: add your name
A sign-on letter from verified CPAs, enrolled agents, and tax attorneys — the people who actually prepare crypto returns. Credentials verified before a name is counted.
Your storyFraud touched your family?
Personal stories are what turn a bill into a law. Share yours on your terms — you control whether it is anonymous or named.
Also on our agenda
The Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act
The Ways & Means chairman’s digital asset tax bill. Section 502 would create a Digital Asset Voluntary Disclosure Program.
Mining & stakingTaxed before you can sell
Miners and stakers owe ordinary income tax on rewards the moment they are received — before any sale, at a price that may not last.
Live from the campaign
- Jessica Freeman, Tax professional (NE) verified on the practitioner letter1mo ago
- Matt Metras, EA (NY) verified on the practitioner letter1mo ago
- Kaden Hackney, CPA (VA) verified on the practitioner letter1mo ago
- Wojciech J. Danko, EA (FL) verified on the practitioner letter1mo ago
- Letter prepared for Congress · ZIP 564251mo ago
Where the bills stand
Tax Relief for Fraud Victims Act
Live from Congress.gov · updated 2026-10-01 · View H.R. 9500 on Congress.gov
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