TREE NEWS update: The U.S. Justice Department, business groups and DeFi firms filed court arguments challenging Illinois’ crypto tax, which applies even when a transaction yields no profit. The challengers said the levy could raise compliance costs and violates federal law. The filings were made in the case against the Illinois tax.
US DOJ, Business Groups and DeFi Firms Challenge Illinois Crypto Tax
The breadth of the coalition is the signal here: the Justice Department joining business groups and DeFi firms suggests the dispute is framed as a federal-law question, not just a state tax gripe. A levy that applies absent profit puts compliance burden, rather than realized gains, at the center of the argument. How courts weigh that federal-preemption claim is the open question, and it will shape how DeFi firms assess exposure to state-level tax regimes.
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