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Latam Insights: Paraguay Targets Bitcoin Miners, Brazil Mulls Crypto Taxation Changes
8.4.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguayan lawmakers introduce a bill to ban cryptocurrency mining, Brazil to change crypto taxation framework, and a poll finds that Latam believes CBDCs...
Brazil Eyes Crypto Taxation Changes in New Bill
5.4.2024
Brazil is on the verge of presenting a new crypto taxation scheme proposed in a bill to be presented to the National Congress in the coming days. The bill proposes taxing cryptocurrencies the same way as shares and capital instruments with fluctuating exchange rates, instead of categorizing them...
Fear of Retrospective IRS Regulation Changes Discourages Filing, Says Crypto Tax Expert
3.4.2024
Many cryptocurrency users have not filed their tax returns, fearing that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) might change regulations after they submit their returns, according to a cryptocurrency tax expert. The expert stated that the IRS has the discretion to apply laws retroactively...
Memes to Millions: The Tax Implications of Sudden Crypto Wealth
2.4.2024
Thailand Greenlights Income Tax Exemption for Investment Token Earnings: Report
13.3.2024
Earnings already subject to the 15% capital gains tax don't need to be included when calculating income taxes
Indonesia’s Commodities Regulator Requests Finance Ministry to Review Crypto Taxes
4.3.2024
The Indonesian Finance Ministry has been called upon to assess the implementation of cryptocurrency taxes by the nation’s Commodity Futures Trading Supervisory Agency. In the past few months, Indonesia’s revenue from crypto-based transactions has been surpassing that generated from fintech...
Latam Insights: Bukele Wins Presidential Ballot by Landslide, Brazil Strengthens Crypto Tax Oversight
12.2.2024
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Nayib Bukele wins the presidential elections in El Salvador, the Brazilian tax authority finds over 25,000 irregularities in crypto tax statements,...
Thailand Abolishes Value-Added Tax Previously Applicable on Digital Asset Trades
9.2.2024
The Thailand Finance Ministry has announced the removal of the previously applicable value-added tax on digital asset trading. This exemption, which took effect on Jan. 1, 2024, extends to regulated brokers, dealers, and authorized cryptocurrency exchanges. VAT Exemption to Bolster Thailand’s...
Brazilian Tax Authority Reports Bitcoin Irregularities in Over 25,000 Statements
6.2.2024
The Brazilian tax authority has reported identifying cryptocurrency irregularities in more than 25,000 tax statements. After a country-wide investigation, the institution detected that 25,126 individuals who possessed at least 0.05 BTC failed to include these holdings in its income tax statements...
IRS Revises Digital Asset Question on Tax Forms
25.1.2024
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has revised the question about digital assets included on income tax forms. Moreover, the tax authority has added the question to four additional tax forms. “The question must be answered by all taxpayers, not just by those who engaged in a transaction...
Cryptocurrency and Taxes: A Guide for the 2023-2024 US Tax Season
11.1.2024
Source: AdobeStock / Nuthawut If one thing in life is certain, it’s that we all have to pay taxes. Therefore, it’s important for cryptocurrency holders and investors to understand everything involved when it comes to crypto and taxes. This is becoming even more critical as digital assets gain...
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...
New Crypto Tax Law Takes Effect in US: Transactions of $10,000 or More Must Be Reported to IRS Within 15 Days
3.1.2024
A new tax reporting law has entered into force in the U.S. Starting on Jan. 1, all Americans receiving $10,000 or more in crypto in the course of their trade or business must file a report with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) within 15 days. “If you don’t file a report within...
Crypto Tax Planning: Merging Tax-Loss Harvesting With Charitable Giving
19.12.2023
As the year winds down, cryptocurrency investors can combine tax-loss harvesting with cryptocurrency donations to charities, a move that optimizes tax benefits while supporting worthy causes. Embrace Year-End Tax Strategy With Charitable Giving Twist As the end of the year rapidly approaches...
UK crypto hodlers get a call from the tax grinch
29.11.2023
HMRC has issued a stark warning to crypto, NFT and utility token holders that they must pay their taxes on time or face the consequences
Spanish citizens to declare foreign crypto holdings by the end of March
28.11.2023
Only individuals with balance sheets exceeding the equivalent of 50,000 euros in crypto assets are obliged to declare their foreign holdings
Average value of undeclared crypto in Japan dropped 19% in 2022
27.11.2023
The number of tax evasion cases featuring crypto assets rose 35% last year when compared to 2021
Congress Gets the Runaround From Regulators, Again
15.11.2023
The Global Movement to Promote Crypto Tax Transparency — What You Need to Know
15.11.2023
In Europe and the U.S., there are a host of initiatives placing new requirements on participants in digital asset markets to report on transactions and meet other new provisions
What the IRS Gets Wrong About DeFi and Crypto in Its Latest Tax Reporting Proposal
14.11.2023