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Japan’s finance regulator calls for lower crypto taxes in 2025
4.9.2024
Japan's Financial Services Agency has released plans to overhaul the nation's tax code which could see the tax rate for crypto assets lowered in 2025.
Coin Center Wins Right to Sue U.S. Treasury, IRS Again Over Controversial Tax Reporting Rule
19.8.2024
Crypto think tank Coin Center will get another shot at suing the U.S. Treasury Department over what it says is an “unconstitutional” amendment to the tax code that would require Americans to disclose the details of certain crypto transactions to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
IRS Unveils Form Your Broker May Send Next Year to Report Your Crypto Moves
19.4.2024
The U.S. Internal Revenue Services (IRS) has previewed what crypto investors' future tax form might look like when it finishes its much-debated rule on how cryptocurrency transactions should be reported to the federal government
Russia Will Begin Collecting Taxes in Digital Rubles from 2025
3.1.2024
Source: Valery/Adobe Russian tax authorities will start collecting taxes in digital rubles from 2025, with banks also handed powers to block “suspicious-looking” CBDC transactions. Per the media outlet Klerk, recent tax code amendments – signed into law by President Vladimir Putin late last year...
Vladimir Putin's Signature Brings Digital Ruble Into Russia's Tax Code
21.12.2023
Russia's digital ruble has been integrated into the nation's tax code after its President Vladimir Putin signed the move into law
Putin Green-lights Russian Digital Ruble Tax Law
21.12.2023
Source: chase4concept/Adobe Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law that will see the digital ruble incorporated into the nation’s tax code. Per Telesputnik, the new law sees terms like “digital ruble” and “digital ruble wallet” added to the code. The law also allows bailiffs...
Crypto Tax Software CoinTracking Launches Services in the UK to Demystify Tax Code
19.12.2023
Source: Adobe/amirul syaidi Digital asset tax solution, CoinTracking has launched its services in the UK providing investors multiple opportunities for tax calculations, and payments as well as keeping tabs on compliance requirements. A Dec 19 press release shows the roadmap of the firm’s...
Japan Mulls Exempting Companies From Paying Taxes on Unrealized Cryptocurrency Gains
9.12.2023
Japan is considering exempting corporations from paying unrealized gains income taxes related to cryptocurrency holdings. The measure, proposed as part of a reform in Japan’s tax code, would allow companies to avoid paying taxes for cryptocurrencies even if their market value changes during...
Russia to ‘Integrate’ Digital Ruble With Tax Code – Moscow Forges Ahead with CBDC
20.9.2023
Russia is set to “integrate” its CBDC, the digital ruble, into its tax system, with legislation set to roll out before the year’s end.
Per Prime, the State Duma’s Committee on Budgets and Taxes has approved a private member’s bill that seeks to amend the Tax Code.
The amendment will allow...
IRS: Crypto Staking Rewards Taxable Once Investor Gets Hands on Tokens
31.7.2023
A cryptocurrency investor rewarded assets for validation activity on a proof-of-stake network should count the rewards as income in the year the investor gets control of those tokens, according to a ruling issued Monday by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Biden Pledges to Eliminate Tax Loopholes for Crypto Traders — Vows to Make US Tax System Fair
30.6.2023
U.S. President Joe Biden has promised to make the federal tax system fair by eliminating loopholes for crypto traders and hedge fund managers. He aims to “achieve tax code fairness” by “ensuring that the burden is shared by the wealthy, super-wealthy, and large corporations while...
How Bad Tax Policy Drives DAOs Out of the US
18.11.2022
Despite crypto-friendly laws in Wyoming, most DAOs are choosing to incorporate overseas
Kazakhstan President Signs Law Increasing Tax Burden for Crypto Miners
13.7.2022
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has signed into law a bill amending the country’s Tax Code to impose higher tax rates on crypto miners. The levy will depend on the amount and average price of electricity utilized in the extraction of digital currencies like bitcoin....
Russian Parliament Adopts Tax Rules for Digital Assets
29.6.2022
Russian lawmakers have approved amendments regulating the taxation of transactions with digital assets. The legislation concerns business operations with cryptocurrencies and tokens. In some cases, the burden for Russian companies will be reduced as compared to foreign entities. Russian Duma Passes...
Declare the Side Hustle — Americans Are Concerned About the 1099-K Tax Rule for Payments Over $600
10.6.2022
Americans are worried about a new tax reporting requirement that will force applications like Venmo, Cash App, Paypal, Airbnb, and Ebay to send 1099-K forms to users. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is specifically focusing on payments of $600 or more for goods and services received through...
Russia to include crypto into its tax code: Here is what the rules might look like
20.4.2022
Amendments to the tax code have passed the first round of parliamentary consideration in February
Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Amended Virtual Assets Law
18.2.2022
Ukrainian lawmakers have approved an updated version of legislation tailored to regulate the country’s crypto economy. The bill, which was first passed last year, was later returned to the legislature by President Volodymyr Zelensky who requested some changes. Majority of Ukrainian Deputies...
Lawmakers push back on crypto provisions in Infrastructure Bill
18.11.2021
The latest proposal from a group of House Democrats seeks to change how updates to the tax code affect crypto entities “who do not engage in brokerage services.”
Congress Passes $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill — Crypto Advocates Criticize Amended Broker Definition, Tax Code 6050I
7.11.2021
Congress has passed the Biden administration’s bill aimed at improving infrastructure, fighting climate change, and bolstering social services. The $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, which also expands the definition of a broker, awaits U.S. president Joe Biden’s signature after...
South Korean Ruling Party Squabbles over Crypto Tax
17.9.2021
tax code, which will see a flat rate of 20% tax levied on crypto tax profits of over USD 2,100 a year. If unamended, this change will come into force on January 1, 2022.But the ruling Democratic Party is wary of a backlash from angry voters aged 20-39 – the backbone of the party’s support –