taxes

His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has issued a stern warning to crypto users that they must declare and pay their taxes on digital assets within a strict timeframe or face the consequences. The tax office issued guidance on how to go about declaring and paying taxes on their crypto ho ...

Spanish residents holding any crypto assets on non-Spanish platforms will have to declare them by March 31, 2024, under new laws governing the taxation of virtual assets. The Spanish Tax Administration Agency, commonly known as Agencia Tributaria, has published form 721, a tax de ...

According to Japan’s tax authorities, while the total number of tax violations through cryptocurrencies has risen in the country, the average value of undeclared income in crypto fell by 19%.On Nov. 24, the Japanese National Tax Agency (NTA) released its yearly summary of tax investigation ...

To navigate the process of buying Bitcoin effectively, it is essential to explore secure options. In the United Kingdom, acquiring cryptocurrencies is legal, yet it can pose challenges, as the government underscores the need to comprehend the associated risks. For an effective travers ...

Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you the most significant developments from the past week.The attacker who stole $46 million from the KyberSwap protocol has used a complex strategy described by ...

Australia’s tax regulator has been unable to clarify confusing aspects of its new guidance that suggests capital gains tax (CGT) is payable on a slate of everyday decentralized finance transactions.The ATO failed to answer direct questions from Cointelegraph on whether staking Ether ...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has issued guidance on capital gains tax (CGT) treatment of decentralized finance (DeFi) and wrapping crypto tokens for individuals, clarifying its intent to continue taxing Australians on capital gains when wrapping and unwrapping tokens.In May 2022, t ...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could approve all 12 pending spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) applications by Nov. 17. Beginning on Nov. 9, the SEC reportedly has a “window” to approve all 12 spot Bitcoin ETF filings, including Grayscale Investments conversion of ...

The Blockchain Association, a United States-based cryptocurrency advocacy group, has submitted a comment letter mainly in opposition to tax regulations proposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).In a Nov. 13 letter, the Blockchain Association (BA) said proposed IRS rules introduced in ...

Just under 50 national governments have issued a joint pledge to “swiftly transpose” the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF), the new international standard on automatic exchange of information between tax authorities, into their domestic law systems. The statement was published on Nov. 10.&n ...

In an effort to boost state revenues, Laos appears to be turning its attention to the country's crypto sector.According to a Nov. 9 report by China's state news agency Xinhua News, citing a report from Laos People's Army News, cryptocurrency operators in the Southeast Asian country owes $2 ...

Cryptocurrency taxation is a subject of increasing importance, with governments worldwide working diligently to establish clear rules for taxing digital assets. In the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, crypto holders navigate complex regulatory landscapes, making it crucial to unders ...

Cryptocurrency intelligence firm Glassnode has said it’s dropping crypto tax-related projects to focus on new solutions targeting institutional investors and decentralized finance (DeFi).Glassnode, on Nov. 6 announced the sale of its crypto-focused tax platform known as Accointing to the E ...

The Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement (J5), a global anti-tax fraud group, hosted investigators, cryptocurrency experts and data scientists in “The Cyber Challenge” event to track down individuals and organizations committing tax fraud.The J5 members comprise the criminal intelligence ...

Amir Bruno Elmaani, the 31-year-old founder of the now-defunct cryptocurrency scheme Oyster Protocol has been handed the maximum sentence of four years in prison for tax evasion.The United States Attorney’s Office said on Oct. 31 that Elmaani — also known by the alias “Bruno Block” — was s ...

United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken said it will share the data of 42,000 users with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in compliance with a court order. The information will be sent to the IRS in early November. On its support page, Kraken specifies that the summo ...

The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has extended the commentaries period for crypto tax reporting rules proposed in August 2023. The public consultation will last until Nov. 13. The “Gross Proceeds and Basis Reporting by Brokers and Determination of Amount Realized and Ba ...

Coinbase crypto exchange chief legal officer Paul Singh Grewal called upon the crypto community to join the movement against the United States Treasury’s proposed tax reporting regulations on cryptocurrencies. Grewal urged the community to oppose the proposed regulations as it could set a d ...

The eighth iteration of the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8), a cryptocurrency tax reporting rule, was formally adopted by the Council of the European Union on Oct. 17. The regulation will enter into force after it's published in the Official Journal of the EU. DAC was s ...

Agustín D'Attellis, the Director of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA), has publicly supported the promotion of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), referred to as the "digital peso" (PAD), as a remedy for the Argentine economy. D'Attellis believes that the traceability of CBDC tra ...

The Blockchain Association, a United States-based cryptocurrency advocacy group, has submitted suggestions for lawmakers to consider in potential legislation on the tax treatment of digital assets.In a Sept. 8 letter to U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo, the Blockchain Association sai ...

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Currently, no accounting standards are dedicated to crypto assets, so broader guidelines per the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (GAAP) are applied to cryptocurrency accounting.Balance sheets are among the three primary financia ...

The principal financial regulator of Japan, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has decided to take crypto regulation into its own hands and has proposed to change the tax code in regard to digital assets. The request was submitted by the FSA on Aug. 31. The most notable suggestion i ...

Harvard legal scholar and Yeshiva University law professor Christine Kim recently published a research paper detailing arguments for not only taxing the metaverse but treating it as “a laboratory for experimenting with cutting-edge policy.”In the paper, dubbed simply “Taxing the Metaverse, ...

The Public Service Commission of the state of Kentucky has denied a proposed contract that would have allowed a mining firm to receive a discounted rate on electricity provided by the power company.In an Aug. 28 order, the commission denied a contract between Ebon International and Kentuck ...

CoinSwitch crypto exchange is the latest crypto trading platform in India that cut its workforce amid the prolonged cryptocurrency winter, the local news agency Moneycontrol reported on Aug. 28.The Indian crypto exchange has reportedly laid off 44 employees from its customer support divisi ...

Several prominent crypto commentators have criticized the new crypto tax reporting rules recently put forth by United States president Joe Biden. On Aug. 25, in an effort to catch crypto users avoiding taxes, the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) proposed brokers follow new rules for selling and tr ...

The South Korean city of Cheongju, the capital of North Chungcheong province, has said it intends to begin confiscating cryptocurrency from local tax delinquents. The administration of Cheongju has requested seven South Korean crypto exchanges to inquire into holdings of thousands of tax evaders, ...

Cryptocurrency advocacy group Coin Center has provided suggestions for United States lawmakers to consider in potential legislation related to taxation of digital assets. In an Aug. 21 letter to Senators Ron Wyden and Mike Crapo, Coin Center pointed to the Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act — a bi ...

Brazilian lawmakers are moving forward with a legislation that would raise taxes on cryptocurrencies held overseas. According to local reports, a congressional committee has approved amendments to a bill that recognizes cryptocurrencies as "financial assets" for tax purposes in foreign investment ...

A number of United States’ lawmakers have urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury to speed up the closure of tax loopholes being exploited by “crypto tax evaders.”In an Aug. 1 letter, Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Bob Casey and Richard Blumenthal w ...

According to data provided by the Ukrainian government, cryptocurrency exchanges offering services in the country have failed to contribute more than $81 million to the national budget in the last decade.In an Aug. 2 notice, the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine reported unrelated crypto ...

United States crypto investors must report crypto staking rewards as gross income in the year it was received, according to a new ruling from the country’s top tax authority.On July 31, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Ruling 2023-14, giving clarification about ...

Advocates of the crypto industry in Japan are demanding a revision of the national tax regime for digital assets. The Japan Blockchain Association (JBA), a non-governmental lobbying group, filed an official request to the country’s government, highlighting three major steps to ease the fiscal bur ...

Prosecutors from the United States and agents from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are reportedly investigating wealthy crypto traders and fund managers suspected of illegally benefiting from Puerto Rico’s tax breaks. According to a June 12 report from Bloomberg, investigator ...

United States Senate Financial Services Committee Chair Ron Wyden and ranking member Mike Crapo released an open letter to the digital asset community on July 11 asking for input on the taxation of digital assets. The senators are looking for solutions to highly complex taxation issues, so much s ...

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California has ordered crypto exchange Kraken to turn over account and transaction information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The agency said it needed the information to determine if any of the exchange’s users had underreport ...

As cryptocurrencies and blockchain assets continue to grow in popularity and mainstream adoption, the United States Internal Revenue Service has taken an increasing interest in their taxation. In the U.S., cryptocurrency is subject to crypto tax and is classified as transactions inste ...

On the eve of his departure from office on May 28, former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Act, 2023, into law. The act introduces a series of tax reforms aimed at modernizing the country’s fiscal framework. Among its provisions was the introduction of ...

Fintech giant Intuit, whose product offerings include TurboTax, Mint, Credit Karma, Mailchimp and QuickBooks, recently expanded its software services platform to include GenOS, an operating system for generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. According to Intuit, the new o ...

Bitcoin (BTC) miners in the United States can breathe a sigh of relief after a proposed tax on crypto mining did not make it into a bill to raise the U.S. debt ceiling that appears set to pass.The Digital Assets Mining Energy (DAME) excise tax proposal sought to charge crypto miners a tax ...

This is what the company's new rules say It looks like Metamask Wallet could also fall under this amendment CEO 1inch Anton Bukov drew attention to a strange paragraph 4.3 in the new Consensys rules. It says that the platform reserves the right to withhold taxes ...

The exchange and its affiliates are accused of not paying taxes The biggest lawsuit is filed against Alameda Research, for $20.4 billion The IRS got the highest priority for refunds The IRS (Internal Revenue Service) filed 45 lawsuits against FTX and ...

Joe Biden addressed Congress and urged lawmakers to take away the ability of wealthy crypto investors to avoid paying taxes. Eliminating this loophole would allow the U.S. to raise about $18 billion for the budget, the president believes. It is not yet reported what specifi ...

The government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2022 received 3.07 billion tenge (about $7 million) in taxes from miners. The reason, according to local media, is the entry into force of amendments to the Tax Code. According to the republican government, taxes collected ...

This is how the country wants to fill its budget The initiative has drawn condemnation and outrage from the local crypto lobby Not only traders, but also promoters of cryptocurrency services and products will suffer They will have to pay up to 15% of i ...

The governor of the U.S. state of Montana signed a law prohibiting local governments from passing laws that prevent cryptocurrency miners. This week, on May 2, Governor Greg Gianforte signed a law banning the imposition of discriminatory electricity rates and tax rules on ...

This includes the industries of AI, blockchain, computer technology, etc. This is how the country plans to become an outpost of innovation El Salvadoran President Naib Buquele has signed a law that eliminates all taxes on companies from the technological innovati ...

The OTPP Exits Cryptocurrency Investment After $95M Loss on FTX. The Canadian Teachers' Pension Fund of Ontario (OTPP) has decided to abandon its cryptocurrency investment after incurring a loss of $95 million in the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. OTPP, Canada's third-largest pension fu ...

El Salvador's government has unveiled a pioneering educational program that aims to equip university students with the expertise required to become proficient Bitcoin and Lightning Network developers. President Nayib Bukele has stated that the new curriculum will arm students with the knowledge a ...

According to a report by Kommersant, mining equipment has significantly increased in price during the first quarter of this year. The final price, however, could be subject to variables like the dollar exchange rate and the amount of equipment being purchased. The hike in the cost of mining eq ...

The Spanish Government's Tax Administration Agency (AEAT) is taking serious action to collect taxes from local holders of digital assets. As part of this effort, the agency plans to send notifications to 328,000 traders across the country. This marks a 40% increase in the number of notificatio ...

The legislature of Arkansas has recently passed a bill that aims to regulate the activities of cryptocurrency mining in the state. The bill, introduced by Republican Rick McClure, aims to prevent discrimination against miners by subjecting them to the same regulations as data processing centers ( ...

Divly, a Swedish tax firm specializing in cryptocurrency, recently published a report claiming that only 0.53% of crypto investors pay taxes. However, some experts have raised doubts about the accuracy of the report's methodology. Divly's analysis was based on the ratio of the number of people wh ...

Kenyan legislators have proposed a bill that would classify cryptocurrencies as securities and require issuers to adhere to certain regulations. Economist and blogger Amboko Julians shared screenshots of the draft bill, which indicates that the Kenya Capital Markets Authority (CMA) will oversee t ...

El Salvador's President has taken a major step towards establishing the country as a global hub for the cryptocurrency industry. The move involves the elimination of all taxes on technology companies, as announced by Nayib Bukele, the leader of the nation that made Bitcoin an official means of pa ...