However, the text of the proposal does not go into detail on the amount or type of fee it seeks to
levy on cryptocurrency transactions, or what such a fee's benefits might be.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singapore's deputy prime minister and minister in charge of the central bank, was speaking at a parliamentary session on Monday when he was asked by MP Foo Mee Har about how authorities could enforce anti-money laundering laws and counter-financing of terrorism (AML / CFT)
laws on cryptocurrency transactions with a specific focus on bitcoin.
Antonopoulos stated that «governments can choose to either do nothing — which is okay; make things worse for cryptocurrency trading — like what Australia did by imposing sales
taxes on all cryptocurrency transactions; or they can make things easier for companies by reining in the banks and encouraging companies by creating a level playing field.»
Tax
on cryptocurrency transactions has been a long - debated issue, with most investors gleefully enjoying the lack of specific legislation thereon and skipping through the...
A recent post at CoinDesk illustrates just how difficult calculating taxes
on cryptocurrency transactions can be.
The government will also be able to access users» transaction data through compliant banks, according to officials, which may point to the government looking to enforce taxes
on cryptocurrency transactions.
The most relevant document when it comes to paying US federal taxes
on your cryptocurrency transactions is
The most relevant document when it comes to paying US federal taxes
on your cryptocurrency transactions is Notice 2014 - 21.
Earlier, the authorities had also prohibited minors and non-residents from opening accounts and introducing taxes
on cryptocurrency transactions, as the country comes to grips with investors» irrational exuberance in Bitcoin.
«Governments can choose to either do nothing — which is okay; make things worse for cryptocurrency trading — like what Australia did by imposing sales taxes
on all cryptocurrency transactions; or they can make things easier for companies by reining in the banks and encouraging companies by creating a level playing field,» said Antonopoulos.
«Governments can choose to either do nothing — which is okay; make things worse for cryptocurrency trading — like what Australia did by imposing sales taxes
on all cryptocurrency transactions; or they can make things easier for companies by reining in the banks and encouraging companies by creating a level playing field,»
On March 2, ATO announced that it is planning to track down those who evade paying taxes
on their cryptocurrency transactions this year.