Kim Nam-guk, a former South Korean lawmaker from the Democratic Party, is under legal scrutiny for allegedly concealing substantial cryptocurrency holdings in his 2021 and 2022 asset declarations. He is accused of omitting millions in crypto profits and transferring assets to bank accounts. Hidden Crypto Profits A local news outlet, Donga, prosecutors have requested a...Read More
India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) authorities have reported a $99.1 million tax evasion case involving 17 cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country. Nest Services Ltd., a company linked to Binance Group, stands out as one of the most significant offenders. The firm is accused of evading $86.8 million in GST. India Recovers $14.7M in...Read More
Russia is one step closer to implementing a comprehensive framework for taxing cryptocurrency transactions and mining. Its Federation Council approved a federal bill on November 27, following its passage in the State Duma. The legislation, which awaits President Vladimir Putin’s signature to become law, classifies digital currencies as property and exempts crypto transactions from value-added...Read More
Italy intends to increase the capital gains tax on Bitcoin from 26% to 42%. During a news conference at Palazzo Chigi on October 16, Deputy Finance Minister Maurizio Leo discussed the country’s new budget bill, which has been approved by the Council of Ministers. He noted that Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s cabinet took this step...Read More
Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris is all but confirmed to support a tax on unrealized capital gains after her economic advisor Bharat Ramamurti defended the policy during a Wednesday interview. “I think that this reaction to unrealized gains is a little funny given that I bet that the majority of people are already paying a...Read More
Rumors are swirling online that Kamala Harris wants to introduce an unrealized capital gains tax if elected President – a move that could theoretically tear up the profits of crypto investors. But some key details are missing from the public conversation – namely that the tax wouldn’t apply to the vast majority of investors. Kamala...Read More
India has decided to uphold its existing crypto tax regulations for the 2024/25 fiscal year despite ongoing appeals from industry leaders for a reduction in the current rates. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed this decision during her budget presentation on Tuesday for the 2024/25 fiscal year. India’s Latest Budget Keeps 1% Crypto TDS India’s latest...Read More
A popular Republican congressman introduced legislation that would require the United States Treasury to accept tax payments in bitcoin. Pay Taxes With Bitcoin The bill, authored by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida), would order the Treasury Secretary to “develop and implement a method to allow for the payment with bitcoin of any tax imposed on an...Read More
In 2023, Gyeonggi Province, the most populous province in South Korea, collected millions of dollars from tax evaders by tracking their crypto assets on several centralized exchanges. According to a report by local media Yonhap News Agency, the Gyeonggi Tax Justice Department accrued 6.2 billion won ($4.67 million) in undeclared taxes from evaders by using...Read More
South Korea’s ruling People Power Party is reportedly advocating for a further two-year taxation postponement on cryptocurrency investment gains, which appears to be part of the party’s campaign for the general election coming in April. Notably, the program was scheduled earlier for 2023 and rescheduled to January 2025, and the current People Power Party request...Read More
Despite India’s controversial crypto policy and lack of clarity in several aspects, the country emerges as the top market. According to a new report by crypto exchange CoinDCX, 28 Indian entities became ‘FIU-Registered Reporting Entity.’ India emerged as a global crypto adoption leader, reflecting sustained interest and robust demand for digital assets. India Defies Crypto...Read More
According to a report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) criminal investigations division, tax evasion has emerged as a significant area of focus in crypto investigations. More than half of all probes conducted in the last fiscal year were related to tax matters. This news coincides with the IRS actively seeking input from stakeholders on...Read More
On December 5, 2023, Lugano, a Swiss City, announced the incorporation of the cryptocurrencies Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT) for tax and other municipal fee payments. This makes part of Lugano’s collaborative plans with Tether, Plan B, fashioned to revitalize the City’s financial system using Bitcoin tech. Lugano Dives into the World of Crypto Before...Read More
The Brazil Senate has approved new rules that will mandate locals to pay up to 15% tax on income generated from cryptocurrencies on offshore exchanges. According to a live recording from the Federal Senate, the new rule applies to crypto users with assets worth more than R$6,000 ($1,200) on all offshore exchanges. Brazilian Crypto Users...Read More
With growing efforts to regulate the taxation of virtual assets around the world, Spain has introduced new laws requiring residents holding crypto assets on non-Spanish platforms to declare them by March 31, 2024. The Spanish Tax Administration Agency – Agencia Tributaria – unveiled form 721, a dedicated tax declaration form for virtual assets held abroad....Read More
The Indian government has lost $420 million in what could have been a substantial revenue stream as a result of its taxation, forcing traders to move their transactions outside the country. Experts are now suggesting that the Indian government should take a more relaxed approach to its controversial stance on crypto taxation. According to a...Read More
Amir Bruno Elmaani, famously known in the cryptocurrency world as “Bruno Block” and the founder of the Oyster Protocol has been sentenced to four years in prison for tax offenses amounting to over $5.5 million. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced the verdict, highlighting the severity of...Read More
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has ruled that U.S. cryptocurrency investors must include staking rewards in their gross income since crypto assets are treated as property for federal income tax purposes. According to an official document, taxpayers must include the fair market value of their staking rewards in their gross income as soon as they...Read More
Kraken has been ordered to turn over sensitive user information for clients that had transactions worth in total over $20,000 over the course of a year. The tax agency said it wants to determine whether crypto investors have been cheating on their tax reports. The IRS filed the initial court petition in the Northern District...Read More
Japan’s National Tax Agency published a partial revision of its corporate tax guidelines on June 20. They include a new set of rules for digital token issuers scrapping the previous taxes on unrealized gains from crypto assets issued by companies. The new tax rules would “make it easier for cryptocurrency-related companies to do business in...Read More
Speaking at the final day of the G7 summit in Japan, U.S. President Joe Biden addressed ongoing debt default talks saying he would not back a deal that supports tax cheats and crypto traders. “I’m not going to agree to a deal that protects wealthy tax cheats and crypto traders while putting food assistance at...Read More
The government of Kenya plans to impose a 3% tax on cryptocurrency transfers to narrow the fiscal deficit of the country and boost its domestic revenues. Kenya is among the leaders on the African continent in terms of crypto adoption. Patrick Njoroge – Governor of the Central Bank – has previously suggested that bitcoin could...Read More
According to a study conducted by the Swedish tax firm Divly, only 0.53% of cryptocurrency investors globally paid taxes on their trades last year. The average share of people abiding by the rules varies in different countries. For example, over 4% of Finnish investors have paid taxes, while only 0.03% of those in the Philippines...Read More
Indian tax authorities collected Rs 158 crore (approx. $19 million) in TDS on the transfer of virtual digital assets (VDA) till March 20, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the Parliament on Tuesday. Given that the financial year ended on March 31, it can be taken as the final figure for the entire...Read More
The Supreme Court of Denmark ruled that people should be subject to taxation when generating profits by selling bitcoin. The legislation will apply to both investors and miners. The Court’s Decision Højesteret – the third and final instance in all civil and criminal cases in the Kingdom of Denmark – announced on March 30 that investors...Read More
On Feb. 7, Reuters reported that the Thai Finance Ministry will waive corporate income tax and value-added tax for firms that conduct initial coin offerings (ICOs) for investment. According to government spokespeople, companies will have access to alternative methods of raising capital through token issuance in addition to traditional methods. The military-backed Thai government estimated...Read More
The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has launched a new tool dubbed Binance Tax to enable users to understand their crypto tax liabilities on up to 100,000 transactions. According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, the new feature aims to help customers stay up-to-date with their crypto-related tax liabilities. Details of Binance Tax Binance noted...Read More
Months of lobbying by Indian and global crypto firms to see if the local tax laws will provide some leeway proved futile. The Indian Finance Minister, in her budget speech for the 2023-24 fiscal, did not mention crypto or virtual assets at all. No relief in existing crypto taxes has been granted. Crypto Taxes Unchanged ...Read More
In a significant development that indicates that the Indian government may not fully chime with the central bank’s overly hostile stance against cryptocurrencies, a junior minister explained that such activities are fine as long as they follow existing laws. This is in sharp contrast to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) ban on crypto in...Read More
The National Tax Service (NTS) of South Korea has reportedly hit Bithumb Korea and Bithumb Holdings with a “special tax investigation” to determine whether the cryptocurrency platform has complied with domestic taxation laws. The officials have also probed Kang Jong-hyeon (rumored to be the actual owner of the exchange) and his sister – Kang Ji-yeon. ...Read More
