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Resources for journalists covering digital asset taxation: expert comment, quick facts, and background on the reporting rules now reaching millions of taxpayers — from a nonprofit source with no product to sell.

Media contact

For interview requests, background, or fact-checking, email info@digitalassettax.org. For comment on pending legislation and advocacy campaigns, contact our affiliate, Digital Asset Tax Advocacy

About the founder

Andrew Gordon, JD, CPA — founder. Andrew Gordon is a tax attorney and CPA who has spent his career representing taxpayers in digital asset matters and has met extensively with congressional offices, Treasury, and the IRS on these issues.

Headshot & downloadable bio. A hi-res headshot and a one-page founder bio will be available for download here.

Quick facts

  • Organization. Digital Asset Tax Action, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation.
  • IRS status. Recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) (EIN 41-4945388), effective March 17, 2026.
  • Regulatory record. Founder Andrew Gordon’s formal comment letter on REG-105064-25 — the proposed regulations on electronic furnishing of Form 1099-DA — filed through his tax firm, and his testimony at the IRS public hearing on those regulations on July 8, 2026. Docket records are on the research page.
  • Structure. Affiliated with Digital Asset Tax Advocacy, a legally separate Section 501(c)(4) social welfare organization with its own board and finances.

One-pagers & downloads

Organization one-pager. Who we are, what we publish, and the two-entity structure at a glance. Document to be posted.
Form 1099-DA backgrounder. The reporting timeline, the basis transition, and what it means for taxpayers — sourced and citable. Document to be posted.

What we can speak to

  • Form 1099-DA season. What the new broker forms report, the 2025–2026 staging of proceeds and basis reporting, and why proceeds-only reports can make gains look larger than they are.
  • Voluntary disclosure and digital assets. How the IRS’s current voluntary disclosure practice applies to crypto, and the policy debate over whether a program tailored to digital assets is needed.
  • Taxation of fraud victims. Why, under current law, many scam victims cannot deduct what was stolen — and can owe income tax on money that went straight to a criminal.
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