Japan Could Tax Crypto as a Financial Asset
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has suggested the possibility of taxing crypto holdings as financial assets rather than as income.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has suggested the possibility of taxing crypto holdings as financial assets rather than as income.
The Japanese financial regulatory body has officially cautioned the LBank Exchange for targeting Japanese investors without proper registration.
The Financial Services Agency of Japan is urging financial institutions in the country to increase their vigilance in monitoring potential illegal transfers to crypto exchange providers.
The Japanese cabinet has given its approval to a proposal from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party that aims to eliminate taxation on unrealized gains from cryptocurrencies. This move is expected to foster growth in the country’s Web3 industry. The proposal, pending discussion in Japan’s parliament (Diet), seeks to abolish corporate taxation on the difference between market and book values of […]
The Japanese government plans to permit the attraction of investments through the issuance and subsequent sale of tokens.
Token issuers in Japan are exempt from paying 30% tax on unrealized profits from issued and held coins after clarification of the relevant law by the National Tax Agency.
The company is looking into selling its Japanese division as part of a strategic plan to reorient the business from retail to institutional.
"A purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash would allow online
payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a
financial institution." - Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin White Paper)
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