South Korea’s deputy prime minister says he will cautiously assess the 2027 year virtual asset taxation policy
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AT A GLANCE
South Korean Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyeong-il said that multiple parties’ opinions will be heard and the virtual asset taxation policy scheduled for implementation in 2027 year will be assessed cautiously.
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【South Korea’s deputy prime minister responds to reconsidering 2027 year implementation of virtual asset taxation: cautiously assess the policy and broadly solicit opinions】
South Korea’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyeong-il stated that, regarding the virtual asset taxation policy scheduled to be implemented in 2027 year, opinions raised by the National Assembly, as well as those of experts, industry participants, and relevant stakeholders, will be collected broadly. South Korean lawmaker Kim Sang-hoon questioned why, several months before implementation of virtual asset taxation, the relevant infrastructure remained incomplete, including insufficient capacity to track and verify transaction records from overseas exchanges,DEX、DeFi and other platforms. Regarding the expected tax revenue from virtual asset taxation, Lee Hyeong-il said that there are indeed “parts that are difficult to accurately ascertain” at present. Because taxation first requires obtaining tax filing data, tax revenue can only be estimated further after the relevant filing system is launched next year, and the relevant policy will be assessed cautiously.
Key points
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Lee Hyeong-il said that opinions from the National Assembly, experts, industry participants, and relevant stakeholders on the virtual asset taxation policy will be collected broadly.
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The original text states that the virtual asset taxation policy is scheduled to be implemented in 2027 year.
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Kim Sang-hoon questioned why the relevant infrastructure remained incomplete several months before implementation of taxation, and mentioned insufficient capacity to track and verify transaction records from overseas exchanges,DEX and DeFi.
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Lee Hyeong-il said that it is currently difficult to accurately ascertain the expected tax revenue from virtual asset taxation.
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Lee Hyeong-il said that taxation first requires obtaining tax filing data. The relevant filing system will be launched next year, after which tax revenue can be estimated further.
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This means that the relevant authorities are still assessing the preparedness for virtual asset taxation and plan to hear opinions from multiple parties. At this stage, the tax revenue remains difficult to estimate accurately, and the text does not state that the policy has been postponed, canceled, or formally adjusted.
Why it matters to readers
The taxation arrangements will affect virtual asset taxpayers’ filing expectations; whether transaction records from overseas exchanges,DEX and DeFi can be tracked and verified is also an issue requiring attention during policy implementation.
If you hold or trade virtual assets, you may follow subsequent announcements on the implementation date, taxation scope, filing method, and how transaction records from different platforms should be submitted.
Risks and unknowns
The information comes from a single retelling and does not provide an official document or a complete record of the speech.
It remains unclear whether the policy will be postponed, adjusted, or implemented as originally planned.
The tax rate, specific taxation scope, and filing rules are not specified in the original text.
Whether the relevant infrastructure is indeed incomplete is currently supported only by Kim Sang-hoon’s questioning.
The specific year corresponding to “next year” must be confirmed based on the time of the original speech.
The expected tax revenue cannot currently be accurately ascertained.
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