South Korea to start taxing bitcoin profits in 2021. South Korea will start taxing profits from bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies next year, according to local media reports.
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance proposed the amendments to the existing tax law to include the cryptocurrency industry, with backing from the Ministry of Information and Technology.
Once the amendment is approved, the law will enter into force in 2021, allowing authorities to tax profits generated from the sale of digital assets for cash. Trades between cryptocurrencies will remain tax-free, and similarly those sold at a loss.
“We are reviewing capital gains tax or other income tax on profits gained by domestic and foreign investors in the transfer of virtual assets,” an official from the Ministry of Strategy and Finance shared.
“The proposed tax amendment will be announced in July and submitted to the regular assembly in September,” the official added. The planned changes have been prompted by the idea of applying “tax where income is located”, officials said.
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