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Overstock To Pay Some Ohio Business Taxes With Bitcoin

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Overstock , the online retailer and blockchain company, announced Thursday (Jan. 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

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EY Debuts Corporate Crypto Accounting, Tax Solution

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EY announced in a press release this week that its new crypto accounting tool targets the tax preparation process. The CAAT solution automates data collection and automatically generates reports for visibility and analytics, while supporting IRS tax return preparation.

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Bitcoin Daily: S. Korea Eyes Crypto Capital Gains Tax; Crypto Lawyers See Rise In Demand

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South Korean crypto users might soon see 20 percent taxes on their currency, according to Cointelgraph. ” But Sung Tae-yoon , an economist with Yonsei University, warned that taxing cryptocurrencies could slow the country’s tech markets. Abra, which works by letting users bet on price movements of listed U.S.

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Bitcoin Daily: New Zealand Might Change Crypto Tax Rules; Singapore Rules Against eCurrency Operator; ConsenSys To Use Crypto In Healthcare Projects

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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. That means a “double tax” could later be applied with income tax, after the coin has changed hands.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank of China Issues $2.8B Via Blockchain; Brazil Fines Failure To Declare Crypto

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billion) in blockchain-based bonds for small- and micro-sized businesses using its own blockchain platforms. The two-year bond will come to the market with 3.25 We have used our own blockchain-based bond issuance system in the process,” the bank said in the statement, according to CoinDesk. “We percent coupon rate. “We

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DMG Blockchain Targets Cannabis Supply Chain Traceability

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Blockchain company DMG Blockchain Solutions is rolling out a new supply chain management solution designed for the legal cannabis market. “The emerging cannabis industry demands product management solutions and blockchain is the most logical choice,” said DMG CEO Dan Reitzik in a statement.

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Bitcoin Daily: Korean Commission Suggests Allowing FIs To Offer Crypto; China’s OneConnect Platform Supports New Blockchain Financing Product

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China’s Guangdong province has launched a blockchain financing platform for small and medium-sized businesses, backed by OneConnect , a Chinese FinTech recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange, according to a press release. . In other crypto news , cryptocurrency tax automation software TaxBit has raised $5 million in funding.

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