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Why Investors Are Waiting For a U.S. Crypto Tax Rule Revamp

Crypto traders have been waiting for a set of new rules that will overhaul how they report their cryptocurrency taxes since the issuance of crypto tax documents was required in the law two years ago. Treasury Department’s Internal Revenue Service (IRS) completed the proposal months ago, so why hasn’t it been proposed? CoinDesk's global policy and regulation managing editor Nikhilesh De discusses the new tax rule plan and why it has been delayed.

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A Long-Awaited Crypto Tax Rule Was Written Months Ago. Why Isn’t it Proposed?

Senators have told the IRS to hurry its regulations on brokers reporting crypto transactions while crypto lobbyists question whether the delay is a White House strategy.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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IRS: Crypto Staking Rewards Taxable Once Investor Gets Hands on Tokens

The latest tax guidance from the Internal Revenue Service outlines how and when staking rewards are taxed.

The IRS has issued guidance on how it intends to tax crypto staking rewards. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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U.S. Senate Finance Committee Asks Crypto Industry for Tax Guidance

In a letter made public on Tuesday, Chairman Ron Wyden and Ranking Member Mike Crapo sought cryptocurrency industry comment around nine topics.

The new Congress will arrive for work at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 3. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

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Slovakian Crypto Tax-Cutting Bill Passes National Parliament

Lawmakers wanted to see a 7% income tax rate for crypto held longer than a year.

Slovakian lawmakers voted on crypto tax-cutting (Leonhard Niederwimmer/Pixabay

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Japanese Crypto Issuers Won't Pay Taxes on Unrealized Gains, Govt. Clarifies

Token issuers in the country were taxed for unrealized gains from holding on their own tokens.

(Shutterstock)

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Indian Crypto Exchanges Are in Survival Mode, Trying to Extend Their Runways

CoinDCX, CoinSwitch, WazirX and other Indian firms CoinDesk spoke to think they'll survive the ongoing bear market – here’s how.

Indian politicians and policy makers at a crypto event by CoinDCX and Bharat Web3

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EU Crypto Tax Plans Include NFTs, Foreign Companies, Draft Text Shows

Laws set to be agreed next week would require crypto companies to register with tax authorities, even if they’re based outside the bloc or offering non-fungible tokens.

The EU is set to agree new crypto tax laws (Ralph/Pixabay)

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New Rules on Sharing Crypto Tax Data ‘Unanimously Supported’ by EU Members

Officials are optimistic finance ministers will formally agree on laws allowing the sharing of information on crypto and NFT holdings between tax authorities next week.

The European Commission headquarters in Brussels (Jack Schickler/CoinDesk)

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3% Tax on Crypto Transfers Part of Kenya's Proposed Budget: Bloomberg

The nation's budget will be presented on June 8.

Nairobi, Kenya (Amani Nation/Unsplash)