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JANUARY 3, 2019

3) that it will pay a portion of its state business taxes in Ohio in bitcoin, becoming the first major U.S. company to pay state taxes in bitcoin. state to offer this way of paying for business taxes, noted Overstock in the press release. “We Overstock , the online retailer and blockchain company, announced Thursday (Jan.

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APRIL 26, 2019

The Indian government has drafted a bill that would ban cryptocurrencies and attempt to regulate any official digital money, according to reports. . The idea is to ban the “sale, purchase and issuance of all types of cryptocurrency,” according to an unnamed government source cited by The Economic Times. .

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

When the state of Ohio partnered with cryptocurrency company BitPay last year, it meant the state would become the first in the U.S. to allow businesses to pay their corporate taxes in bitcoin. Ohio’s effort signaled a renewed push for corporate adoption of cryptocurrency.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

Bitcoin investors took a massive hit in 2018 – and, according to personal finance company Credit Karma, most of them don’t realize they can write off the losses on their tax returns. According to a report in MarketWatch , citing Jagjit Chawla, general manager of tax at Credit Karma, U.S. investors lost $1.7

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MARCH 6, 2019

EY announced in a press release this week that its new crypto accounting tool targets the tax preparation process. The company noted the solution was developed in response to a growing number of clients with cryptocurrency. “EY professionals and clients alike are eager to leverage this technology.

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MAY 28, 2020

South Korea is pondering a modification to its tax law which could place taxes on cryptocurrencies. Though not much information is currently available, the new rules could impose restrictions on profitable sales of cryptocurrency and revenues gleaned from national crypto-mining projects, according to Cointelegraph.

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JULY 13, 2020

South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. Proposed amendments to existing bills want to classify cryptocurrencies as goods rather than currencies. Lawmakers’ discussions established that the virtual assets can be construed as electronic certificates of economic value.

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MAY 19, 2020

The IRS is evolving its efforts to crack down on crypto tax non-compliance, recruiting independent contractors obtain cryptocurrency transactions data. On May 12, software provider CryptoTrader.Tax released an email it received from the IRS, in which the government body said it was “placing.

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JANUARY 4, 2019

A New York State politician announced the creation of what he called the nation’s first cryptocurrency task force, to “study how to properly regulate, define and use” the currency, according to a Facebook post and reports. Cryptocurrency, however, is more than just an asset that stores value.

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AUGUST 12, 2020

Venezuela may be going forward with a plan to allow the use of the Petro (PTR) cryptocurrency to pay taxes, according to Cointelegraph. His charges involve Q3 telling investors the company used a proprietary algorithm that guaranteed returns trading on cryptocurrency.

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JULY 1, 2019

With the idea of pegging Libra’s value to a basket of international currencies, Facebook ’s proposed cryptocurrency would bring tax challenges to European users, per tax lawyers. However, the tax would only be payable in the event that total capital gains are more than the annual capital gains tax exemption of £12,000.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2019

In other news, New Hampshire is considering a law that would allow residents to pay their taxes with cryptocurrency. CoinDesk reported that NH House Bill 470 would allow state agencies to accept digital currency for tax payments. Last week, the legislation unanimously passed, with amendments that added protections for the state.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 16, 2021

Taxbit, a cryptocurrency tax software provider, has raised $130M in an extended Series B that drew participation from Insight Partners and Institutional Venture Partners. Utah-based TaxBit is a developer of cryptocurrency tax software. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Want the full post? Become a CB Insights customer.

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OCTOBER 4, 2019

The state of Ohio has decided to end its support for bitcoin tax payments, state Treasurer Robert Sprague announced this week. In a statement published on Sprague’s official website this week, the treasurer said “OhioCrypto.com,” the website that allows businesses to pay their taxes in cryptocurrency, would be suspended immediately. “It

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JANUARY 21, 2020

To get a better handle on crypto – and to boost government coffers, perhaps – change the tax designation (and rules, of course). Under rules governing “other income,” a 20 percent rate is levied on 40 percent of total other income; the remaining 60 percent can be tax-deductible. Tax Policy Still Fluid.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

New Zealand is considering changes to its treatment of cryptocurrencies, including dropping a tax on goods and services that many people are unhappy with, according to CoinDesk. The goods and services tax (GST) is unpopular with some. It said the GST may be dropped in terms of cryptocurrencies.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

A Spanish publication has reported on the Spanish Ministry of Finance ’s plans to target cryptocurrencies and NFTs with a new tax reform.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

The European Central Bank (ECB) said in a report that fixing cryptocurrency asset data gaps still presents a sizable challenge for financial institutions as well as regulators, Cointelegraph reported. Ted Budd (NC) has reintroduced the Virtual Value Tax Fix Act, Coindesk reported. Budd’s legislation comes after U.S.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

South Korea will begin taxing crypto benefits 20 percent, from both buying and selling, beginning in 2023, according to a report from Asia Today. million won (about $2,200) from digital assets will be hit with the 20 percent tax. The report stated the tax announcements were made Wednesday (Jan.

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JULY 22, 2020

This opinion clarifies that banks can continue satisfying their customers’ needs for safeguarding their most valuable assets, which today for tens of millions of Americans includes cryptocurrency.” In other news, South Korea intends to levy a two-tenths tax on income made via digital currency transactions, The Block reported.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

The Internal Revenue Service has issued another warning to cryptocurrency investors with federal returns that don’t match the information received from virtual currency exchanges. Bloomberg reported that in letters to the investors, the agency did acknowledge that the trading exchanges may have made the errors.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Scrutiny of tech firms is spreading across the globe, hinting at broader regulations over privacy and, possibly, bigger tax bills. In one example, Indonesia is “already preparing legislation” that would require tech companies with online services to pay value-added tax on local sales, the report noted. Libra, Too.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

CoinTracker , a cryptocurrency tax management software provider, has raised $100M in a Series A. California-based CoinTracker enables crypto investors to track portfolio performance and taxes. The post Cryptocurrency Tax Management Software Provider CoinTracker Valuation Climbs To $1.3B. Want the full post?

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Due to high risks and “insufficient” protection, the Nordic region’s largest bank will ban its approximately 31,000 employees from trading in cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, the company said on Monday (Jan. While Nordea will not force employees to sell cryptocurrencies that they currently own, the bank recommends that they do so.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

In other news, South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is going to court to fight an almost $69 million tax bill from the National Tax Service (NTS), according to a report Thursday (Jan. The tax is called a retention tax, which is an income tax paid to the government by the income payer and not its recipient.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Ohio is leading the charge in terms of accepting bitcoin as a payment method, as it is the first state to accept bitcoin to cover tax bills. The state will eventually open it up to individual tax filers as well. Jerry Brito, director of Coin Center, a Washington, D.C.-based

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APRIL 14, 2018

Tax Day for Americans is here, or at least it will be on Tuesday, April 17. This year is a bit of an unusual year as far as taxes are concerned, since April 15 actually falls on a Sunday. Back then, taxes weren’t due on April 15. Tax season used to be a month and a half shorter.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Amid the continuing drumbeat for taxes on global commerce done through digital means, the Czech government has approved a new seven percent digital tax on global Internet firms which will, as Reuters reports , be levied on revenues tied to Czech users across advertising, digital marketplaces and data sales. In Japan, Crypto Scrutiny.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

If the world of cryptocurrencies is relatively nascent, unformed, without a clear roadmap … guess what else is equally opaque? Tax policy. The investors are dozens of hedge funds, the financial publication has said, with billions of dollars invested in cryptocurrencies.

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JUNE 8, 2023

BingX , a global cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its integration with CoinTracking , a cryptocurrency portfolio management and tax reporting platform.

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MAY 13, 2020

The IRS is seeking to have contractors assist in auditing digital currency tax returns, according to a post on CryptoTrader.Tax ‘s website. CryptoTrader.Tax is a tax software platform and is used by bitcoin as well as digital currency investors to manage their reporting.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

Cornell University tops the Coinbase 2019 Leaders in Crypto Education list, currently offering 14 classes on cryptocurrency and/or blockchain. In other news, Portugal’s Tax Authority has announced that both cryptocurrency trading and payments in crypto will not be taxed in the country.

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JANUARY 22, 2018

Bitcoin, the marquee name and poster child for cryptocurrencies, had a rough go of it on Monday (Jan. As for the rumors (confirmed through a government announcement), in South Korea, several exchanges might be on the hook to pay taxes of as much as 24 percent on earnings from 2017. And the wild ride, of course, continues.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Facebook’s Libra project has renewed focus on how cryptocurrencies are regulated, with current rules on the sector patchy and varying from country to country. Cryptocurrency and Blockchain. Facebook’s Libra project is bringing cryptocurrency into the spotlight, and others are reexamining their onboarding procedures.

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AUGUST 13, 2018

. If the world of cryptocurrencies is relatively nascent, unformed, without a clear roadmap…guess what else is equally opaque? Tax policy. The investors are dozens of hedge funds, the financial publication has said, with billions of dollars invested in cryptocurrencies.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

s tax authority has released cryptocurrency tax guidance for businesses, revealing that crypto assets will still be defined as commodities. That means that companies that participate in trading exchange tokens must make tax payments.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

By now you know South Korea is a prime mover for cryptocurrencies — be it up or down. And lest you think changes in tax policy sow confusion only in the United States, think again. he continued, there’s almost no reason to use cryptocurrencies across an actual use case. Which cryptocurrencies will dominate?

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