South Korean finance minister says cryptocurrency taxation arrangements will be decided after opinions are consolidated
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The South Korean finance minister said that the cryptocurrency taxation issue will be decided after consolidating industry and parliamentary opinions and giving the matter careful consideration.
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South Korean Finance Minister: Decision on cryptocurrency taxation will be made after consolidating industry and parliamentary opinions
PANews October 22 reported, according to News1 reports, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy Lee Hyung-il stated during a parliamentary audit that opinions from the industry and the National Assembly will be collected, and a decision on cryptocurrency taxation will be made after careful consideration. During the same audit, the National Tax Service said that data from overseas and decentralized transactions are difficult to 100%obtain. South Korea’s cryptocurrency taxation was originally scheduled to take effect next year and has already been postponed three times. With calls for a fourth postponement growing, the South Korean government convened the heads of the five major cryptocurrency exchanges on 20 to hear their views on postponing taxation.
Lee Hyung-il stated during a parliamentary audit that opinions from the industry and the National Assembly will be collected, and a decision on cryptocurrency taxation will be made after careful consideration.
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The South Korean National Tax Service said that data from overseas and decentralized transactions are difficult to 100%obtain.
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South Korea’s cryptocurrency taxation was originally scheduled to take effect next year and has already been postponed three times.
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Calls for a fourth postponement of taxation are currently growing.
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The South Korean government convened the heads of the five major cryptocurrency exchanges on 20 to hear their views on postponing taxation.
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Whether South Korea will implement cryptocurrency taxation as originally planned remains undetermined. The finance authorities will first seek the views of the industry and the National Assembly; meanwhile, the tax authorities have said that it is difficult to fully obtain data from overseas and decentralized transactions, which is also an issue that subsequent policy decisions will need to address.
Why it matters to readers
Whether the taxation will continue to be postponed will affect cryptocurrency participants in South Korea in terms of their expectations regarding tax arrangements and preparation for filing; however, the original text does not provide a final decision.
Beginners should understand this as meaning that the policy is still under discussion, not that a postponement or cancellation of taxation has been confirmed. Continue to follow the final decision, implementation date, and filing rules.
Risks and unknowns
The South Korean government has not yet announced a final taxation decision.
Whether there will be a fourth postponement remains unconfirmed.
The original text’s “next year” and “20 day” lack complete year and month information.
The original text does not explain how data from overseas and decentralized transactions will be reported or regulated.
The relevant content is a report cited by PANews News1; the original text does not provide the full text of the parliamentary audit remarks.
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