EU Endorses New Crypto Tax Data Sharing Rules

Strict obligations are set to be implemented in the EU’s digital assets industry. Tax authorities force the crypto platforms to submit data about customers’ holdings.

The European Union finance minister accepted the latest EU financial rules that will force crypto firms to share all information about their customers’ assets with tax associations. These laws were proposed last year to block the overseas usage of crypto assets and divulge the disguised assets of customers. All discussions occur behind closed doors between EU member states and financial authorities. Now, it is confirmed the extended law to regulate digital assets service providers was accepted by the finance minister and will be first published in the EU’s official journal and implemented after 20 days. 

These laws have underfired stablecoins, crypto firms, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), decentralised finance (DeFi) tokens, and translations proceed through crypto assets. The laws will also require crypto asset service providers, including exchanges and wallet providers, to register with the relevant authorities, comply with  AML regulations as well as terrorist financing rules, and provide users with adequate consumer protection. Furthermore, the laws will require crypto asset service providers to report suspicious activities and provide users with accurate and timely information.

The 8 Directives on Administrative Cooperation (DAC8) law forces the crypto firms to report data about the customers’ holdings that will be automatically shared by the tax authorities. The crypto firms and other digital assets service providers must comply with the latest approved significant Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA) and the AML requirements within the Transfer of Funds Regulation (TFR), according to the European Commission, which is in charge of putting out new EU law. The Commission stated, “the directive will improve Member States’ ability to detect and combat tax fraud, avoidance and evasion, by requiring all EU-based crypto-asset service providers, regardless of their size, to report transactions from customers residing in the EU.”  They also stressed the new obligations implemented on the financial institutes, along with previous laws concerning electronic money and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC).  

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