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Bitcoin Will Be Accepted for Tax Payments in Swiss Canton Zug Next Year
4.9.2020
Bitcoin and ether can be used to pay taxes in the Swiss Canton of Zug starting next tax season. Zug’s crypto valley is home to many cryptocurrency businesses, and by accepting bitcoin and ether for tax payments, the canton aims to “promote and simplify the use of cryptocurrencies...
Residents of Europe’s Crypto Valley Can Pay Tax Bills in Bitcoin, Ethereum
3.9.2020
Zug. The Swiss canton of Zug – the heart of the nation’s burgeoning crypto and blockchain industry – will be allowed to pay tax bills of up to USD 109,670 in bitcoin (BTC) or ethereum (ETH) from February 2021.
Per Bloomberg, the canton’s tax authority has sealed a deal with crypto custody firm...
Swiss Canton Zug to Accept Taxes in Bitcoin, Ether From Next Year
3.9.2020
Citizens and companies in Zug will be able to pay up to $109,000 of their tax bill in either bitcoin or ether from February next year
The IRS wants to tax every penny of your crypto, US government memorandum says
1.9.2020
That will be confusing for some, and unsurprising for others
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum Classic Attacked, Electrum Wallet Drained and Taxable Microtasks
31.8.2020
Signature Bank gave out dozens more PPP loans to crypto firms than previously known, Ethereum Classic has suffered another 51% attack and a digital yuan wallet went live and disappeared
Crypto Kanoon Partners with BearTax to Help Users with Tax Docs
31.8.2020
Indian crypto media house Crypto Kanoon announced on Sunday that it has joined hands with crypto accounting software solutions platform BearTax. It stated in the official tweet that BearTax will help Indian crypto users to generate their tax documents in three steps, after scanning their crypto...
Cryptocurrency Earned From Carrying Out Microtasks Is Taxable, Says IRS Memo
31.8.2020
The U.S. tax department has provided guidance around crypto revenue earned from microtasks via crowdsourcing platforms, and yes, such income is taxable
Free Market Family: Goldbug Peter Schiff Asks the Bitcoin Community to Gift Crypto to His Son
29.8.2020
The American libertarian, economist and financial commentator Peter Schiff has been criticizing bitcoin for years, as he believes “bitcoin has no real value.” However, on Thursday Schiff asked the crypto community to give some bitcoin to his 18-year old son Spencer for his birthday...
IRS Sends Fresh Round of Tax Warning Letters to Cryptocurrency Owners
26.8.2020
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has begun sending new warning letters to cryptocurrency owners. This followed the tax agency prioritizing cryptocurrency on its tax forms. “The IRS is getting very serious about cryptocurrency tax compliance,” a tax expert told news.Bitcoin.com....
Bitwage Rolls Out Tax Calculator Tool as IRS Ramps Up Crypto Pressure
26.8.2020
The new tool comes as the IRS is sending more letters to crypto investors
Hacker Stole 1,000 Traders’ Personal Data From Crypto Tax Reporting Service
24.8.2020
A hacker made off with user data and financial information on more than 1,000 account holders with CryptoTrader.Tax, a crypto tax filing website
Crypto Question Placement on New Tax Return 'Signals IRS Action'
24.8.2020
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released a new draft for filing the 2020 tax returns, with several significant changes - primarily placing the crypto transaction question on the first page of the return.
Form 1040, US Individual Income Tax Return, will ask citizens filing...
IRS Prioritizes Cryptocurrency, Now First Question on 1040 Tax Form
22.8.2020
The new U.S. tax form is out and the cryptocurrency question is the first one on the main 1040 tax form used by about 150 million people to file their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires all tax filers to declare whether they have received, sold, exchanged, or acquired...
The Bitcoiners Who Live ‘Permanently Not There’
19.8.2020
The crypto-rich are just like the usual rich: They will do whatever it takes to avoid paying taxes including moving abroad. But bitcoin makes that much easier
Former Florida Tax Collector Used Public Funds for Blockchain Company
17.8.2020
A different kind of scam
305 Venezuelan Municipalities to Collect Tax in Cryptocurrency Petro
13.8.2020
Venezuela’s national tax harmonization agreement has been signed by the council representing 305 municipalities. They have agreed to use the country’s cryptocurrency, the petro, as the unit of account for tax payments. Taxing in Petro The Bolivarian Council of Mayors signed...
Trump’s Proposed Capital Gains Tax Cut Could Boost Crypto Profits
13.8.2020
A proposed capital gains tax cut could be good news for crypto traders in the U.S
Kazakhstan Proposes 15% Tax on Bitcoin Mining to Help Combat Coronavirus
12.8.2020
Kazakhstan has proposed legislation that would see a 15% tax imposed on bitcoin mining firms. This is part of efforts to raise money to help with the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Proposed by the country’s Ministry of Economy, the new tax plan requires bitcoin (BTC) miners to first...
New Kenyan Digital Tax to Affect Crypto Platforms
8.8.2020
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has announced new regulations that compel users of digital marketplaces to pay digital tax. At a rate of 1.5% on gross transaction value, the new tax is expected to take effect on Jan. 1, 2021. According to a report, the KRA will create a special tax unit to track...
Kazakhstan May Tax Crypto Mining At a Flat-Rate of 15%
6.8.2020
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of the Economy wants to tax crypto mining in an effort to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic