The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the temporary relief for digital asset–specific identification rules with the release of Notice 2026‑20, which builds on last year’s Notice 2025‑7 by continuing to permit taxpayers to make adequate identification of broker‑custodied digital assets on their own books and records.

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R‑ID) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D‑OR) released a bipartisan draft of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act (“Act” or “TAS Act”) on February 26, 2026, aimed at improving IRS procedure and administration. The bill, comprised of legislative proposals recommended by the National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) and standalone tax bills measures previously introduced by congressional members, proposes some of the most substantial enhancements to taxpayer judicial protections in years, while additionally seeking to streamline processes and communications for tax compliance.

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have recently released proposed regulations (REG-105064-25) aimed at easing the administrative burden on digital asset brokers by loosening the requirements for obtaining customer consent to electronically deliver information reporting forms (Form 1099-DA, Digital Asset Proceeds From Broker Transactions).