Polish Tax Man Says Bitcoin Mining Profits Subject to VAT

Polish Tax Man Says Bitcoin Mining Profits Subject to VAT

Mining bitcoins or other digital currency in Poland? You may be required to pay a value-added tax (VAT). That's according to CoinDesk, who says the decision was made by tax official's in Poland's third-largest city, Łódź. Said decision was made in response to an inquiry from a bitcoin miner in the country, who was looking to sell his mined bitcoins to three different companies. Two of the organizations the miner was planning to sell to were based inside the European Union, the other outside. The miner's understanding was that he wouldn't have to pay a VAT on his transactions, prompting him....


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