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S Korea To Discriminate Crypto Traders Against Stock Traders With A New Tax
22.7.2020
The South Korean government has unveiled its crypto tax proposals – with traders who earn over USD 2,100 a year set to pay 20% tax on their earnings.
This limit is considerably lower for stock market traders, who do not need to pay tax on earnings (also 20%) of up to USD 42,000 from investments...
Crypto Tax Disclosures Can Help With Internal Revenue Service
21.7.2020
Disclosure sounds like it exposes you to extra IRS audit risk, but if it’s done properly, disclosure can actually reduce your risk
South Korean Crypto Tax Plans to Be Unveiled this Wednesday
21.7.2020
The South Korean government is reportedly set to unveil further details about its plans to introduce tax for cryptoasset holders.
Per an unsourced report by SBS CNBC, Seoul will unveil a document outlining its proposals in a Tax Law Amendment bill – to be unveiled on July 22. The bill will seek...
Korean Exchanges Struggle With Expansion Amid Uncertain Regulations
20.7.2020
Cryptocurrency exchanges in Korea shrink within national boundaries due to lack of regulatory clarity
Even the IRS Admits Some Crypto Tax Regulations Are ‘Not Ideal’
14.7.2020
Have questions about filing your crypto taxes? CoinDesk dives into what we know (and what we don’t) about how the IRS is approaching the asset class
Hodlers Can Donate Crypto to Charity to Minimize Tax Payments
14.7.2020
Donating crypto means it won’t be taxed, say The Giving Block and TAXbit, which published a guide to facilitate such donations
South Korea Could Issue a Crypto Capital Gains Tax as High as 20%
13.7.2020
Crypto taxation in South Korea could increase to 20% for capital gains
South Korean MP Makes Bid to Impose Capital Gains Tax on Crypto
10.7.2020
Yang Kyung-sook. Source: Twitter, @yangkyungsook
An influential South Korean MP has put forward a private members’ bill that would see crypto taxed under the nation’s capital gains tax laws.
Per Jose Ilbo, Yang Kyung-sook, an MP for the ruling Democratic Party and a member of the National...
Coinbase Exec Says Capital Will Flee US Due to Crypto Tax Laws
8.7.2020
Coinbase’s chief tax officer Lawrence Zlatkin says global customers are the future as non-U.S. jurisdictions are more open-minded
The IRS Investigation Division Is Requesting Information About Privacy-Centric Cryptocurrencies
4.7.2020
The United States tax agency has published a request for information pertaining to privacy-centric cryptocurrencies and technologies that obfuscate crypto transactions. The IRS-CI Cyber Crimes Unit request is also asking for information in relation to “layer two offchain protocol networks...
$11 Trillion Offshore Assets Uncovered After 100 Countries Share Information on 84 Million Bank Accounts
2.7.2020
Governments in nearly 100 countries have been sharing offshore bank account information in an effort to crack down on tax evasion. Their “Automatic exchange of information” has led to uncovering 10 trillion euros ($11 trillion) in offshore assets in 84 million bank accounts....
Russian Traders Gear up for ‘Head Spinning’ Crypto Tax Season
1.7.2020
The Federal Taxation Service. Russian crypto owners have been warned that they have just a month before the taxman comes calling – with miners, custodians and traders all required to declare their profits.
Although the country is likely still “a year or more” away from comprehensive crypto laws...
Switzerland Won’t Amend Tax Law in Regard to Blockchain in Near Future
29.6.2020
Switzerland does not need to amend its current tax legislation to cover blockchain-based arrangements, the Federal Council believes
South Korean Economist Warns New Tax Laws May Slow Down Crypto Market Growth
23.6.2020
South Korea economist worries that tough regulation would slow down crypto’s growth
The Future of Philanthropy Lies in Blockchain Technology
20.6.2020
Blockchain tech and crypto donations incorporated into the philanthropy sector have a chance of significantly improving the entire industry
Ernst & Young Launches Application to Help US Crypto Investors With Tax Filings
20.6.2020
Ernst & Young (EY) has introduced a new application that helps U.S. cryptocurrency traders calculate and file their taxes with ease. The EY Cryptoprep app, a Software as a Service (SaaS) web-based crypto tax engine, helps users calculate crypto-related gains and losses that have to be reported...
New Tool to Track Tax Evaders, Digital Collectors LBCOIN + More News
19.6.2020
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A new Brazilian tax evasion tool could allow tax authorities and law enforcement agencies to police crypto, reports...
Tax Time: Ernst & Young Release Crypto Tax App
19.6.2020
A new crypto reporting app by the big four accounting firm EY will help clients with tax reporting as the IRS cracks down on tax evasion
One Month Left to Crypto Tax Season — 5 Critical Mistakes to Avoid
18.6.2020
All you need to know to prepare for Crypto Tax Season 2020 and correctly inform the IRS about your crypto
IRS Tells Couple With $7 Million in Bitcoin to Liquidate Crypto Assets and Pay off Tax Debt
17.6.2020
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has won a case in which it demanded that a Maryland couple liquidate their bitcoin to pay-off a $1.1 million tax debt. Alexander and Laura Strashny proposed to the IRS to pay their 2017 tax liability, generated from non-crypto activities, in installments over...