Južna Koreja uvede 20-odstotni davek od dohodka od kripto transakcij

Uradniki v Južni Koreji so objavili namero, da bodo kripto transakcije od prihodnjega leta obdavčili v višini 20%.

Beginning in the 2022 tax year, stock and bond investors will be taxed on capital gains that are over 50 million won, or $45,000. Non-sales transfers of crypto asset ownership will also be subject to “statutory gift and inheritance tax rates” of up to 50%

Kljub expected backlash and requests for a delay by South Korean investors, the taxation will move forward as planned. Many investors’ complaints are why crypto is being singled out and why these new taxation rates are not imposed on stock market transactions as well. While crypto investors are against the move, a study showed the citizens of South Korea in general support the new tax. 

Načrt je bil prvotno najavljeno earlier in the year during a vice-ministerial interagency meeting. The meeting was overseen by the head of government policy coordination, Koo Yoon-Cheol.  

Under the new regulations, gains from crypto transactions will now be deemed “miscellaneous income” and be subject to the new tax rate. Investors must report virtual asset gains, when filing income taxes in May 2023. Government officials have also made the call to extend its Financial Services Commission (FSC) efforts to clamp down on illegal or illicit activities in the crypto market, until the end of September.

Doslej je bilo 676 ljudi obtoženih davčnih utaj in so si ogledali njihovo digitalno premoženje s strani oblasti v Seulu. Skupno je skupina predstavljala 27.8 bilijona vonov (25 milijard dolarjev) davčne razlike v Južni Koreji. Kot del zatiranja bodo kripto borze, ki spadajo pod jurisdikcijo Južne Koreje, morale deliti evidence o trgovini in transakcijah. 

Načrt kripto-davka v Seulu deluje že mesece

Medtem ko so številni južnokorejski digitalni vlagatelji o novostih v rokah, jih to ne bi smelo presenetiti. Prejšnji mesec je južnokorejski finančni minister Hong Nam-ki izjavil, da bo vlada nadaljevala z načrtom obdavčitve.

Hong also doubled down on his stance that virtual assets cannot be recognized as currency and that no one can ensure the currently traded market value of virtual assets. “When capital gains are generated from transactions of virtual assets, we cannot help imposing the tax to promote taxation equality,” Hong navedeno. 

Under current Korean tax law, the government taxes profits from “intangible assets” such as trademark rights. Cryptocurrency assets are also labeled as intangible assets under global accounting regulations. Hong went on to say that digital currencies are mere virtual assets and, therefore, have zero intrinsic value. 

Obdavčitev ni edina poteza, ki so jo načrtovale južnokorejske oblasti. FSC načrtuje tudi, da kripto-sosednjim poslovnim subjektom omejijo transakcije z uporabo njihovih podjetij. Ideja je ublažiti možnosti, da manipulacije s cenami in nepoštene dejavnosti postanejo večje težave, kot so že. FSC poroča, da se število podjetij, ki spadajo pod to omejitev, giblje okoli 60.