FTX faces US officials’ tax claims prior to compensation of bankruptcy victims
U.S. officials will seize money from victims of bankrupt crypto firm FTX Trading Ltd. unless a judge rejects the government’s demand for $24 billion in unpaid taxes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) must substantiate its claim against FTX and show how it assessed the taxes it owes, FTX lawyers said in a new filing. The move is the latest in a months-long dispute between the IRS and FTX’s bankrupt cy estate over how much the failed exchange and its affiliates owe the government in unpaid taxes. While FTX claims it owes nothing to the IRS, the agency wants as much as $24 billion, more than three times the amount the estate currently has, to try to repay creditors. You might also like: FTX unveils revised reorganization plan, sets mid-December court submission “This Alice in Wonderland argument has no support in the law.” FTX filing The IRS initially said FTX owed even more money, filing initial claim s in April for about $44 billion. In September, that amoun...