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South Korea’s Democratic Party pushes to implement 20% crypto tax in 2025
20.11.2024
South Korea’s Democratic Party argued that increasing the threshold to 50 million won ($36,000) would mean only big players would be affected.
South Korea’s ruling party proposes to delay crypto tax to 2028
15.7.2024
If the new proposal is approved, implementing the crypto gains tax in the country will be delayed by nearly seven years from its original schedule
South Korea’s ruling party proposes to delay crypto tax to 2028
15.7.2024
If the new proposal is approved, implementing the crypto gains tax in the country will be delayed by nearly seven years from its original schedule
South Korean Tax Accountant: Digital Assets Held in Non-Custodial Wallets Not Subject to Overseas Reporting Requirement
5.1.2024
South Koreans with digital assets held in non-custodial or decentralized crypto wallets like Metamask or Ledger are reportedly not subject to the country’s overseas financial account reporting requirement. According to a South Korean tax accountant, only virtual assets held on overseas centralized...
70% of South Korean Reported Foreign Assets Are Crypto- Here’s More
20.9.2023
South Korea’s crypto adoption grows as authorities disclosed that 70% of the nation’s reported overseas assets are cryptocurrencies.
On Sept 20, The country’s National Tax Service (NTS) in an official release stated that 5,419 business and individuals reported their financial accounts with...
New Report Suggests About 8,000 Korean Residents May Lose Digital Assets Over Tax Evasion
22.8.2023
Financial regulators in the South Korean city of Cheongju are set to confiscate digital assets from local tax evaders.
According to a report on Aug 22 by Yongap, a local news agency, the authorities of the city have set plans in motion to clamp down on virtual asset holders in centralized...
South Korea Proposes Law Allowing Direct Seizure and Sale of Crypto Assets to Pay Overdue Taxes
28.7.2021
The South Korean government has proposed an amendment to the tax code to allow the country’s tax authority to seize and sell cryptocurrencies belonging to delinquent taxpayers. “The revision will allow direct seizing without court-approved change in ownership records. Assets held by...
South Korean Bitcoin miners can deduct electricity costs from crypto tax filings
6.5.2021
Crypto miners will be able to deduct electricity costs as business expenses when filing cryptocurrency taxes starting in 2022