Politician Keen for Vancouver Citizens to Pay Taxes in Bitcoin
A Vancouver politician says the city should allow residents to pay their taxes, fines and fees using bitcoin. Jason Lamarche won 37,286 votes in a recent council election, and now he says he would solicit bitcoin donations if he chose to run again. In an interview with the Georgia Straight, Lamarche questioned why municipal politicians aren't discussing bitcoin's disruptive potential. He pointed out that many people describe Vancouver as the Silicon Valley of the north, yet the city is not doing much to promote new technology. Lamarche explained: "Well, when we have companies that are....
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Horacio Larreta, the head of the government of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, confirmed that the city will allow its citizens to pay some taxes with cryptocurrencies. This is part of a digitization plan that the city has named “Buenos Aires+” that seeks to simplify the relationship the city has with citizens.
Buenos Aires Government to Introduce Cryptocurrency Tax Payments
The government of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, is planning to allow its citizens to pay some taxes with cryptocurrencies. According to local media, the announcement was made by....
A new crypto tax paradigm is brewing in Argentina, where two provinces have now approved crypto tax laws. This means that Argentinian citizens must disclose their cryptocurrency holdings and pay taxes according to the trades they do in the provinces of Tucuman and Cordoba. This is because cryptocurrencies have been grouped with all other international currencies, and are therefore subject to tax.
Cryptocurrencies Will Be Taxed in Certain Provinces of Argentina
Cryptocurrency taxes have arrived in Argentina, at least in certain provinces. Now, users that trade and hold....
Florida has announced that it would allow citizens to pay their state taxes in bitcoin. The state has been a hotbed for crypto activities as Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has made it his mission to make the city the crypto hub of the nation. This has paid off in various ways for the city and […]
Rio de Janeiro, one of the most iconic cities of the South American continent, has announced it will allow its citizens to pay taxes with cryptocurrencies. This makes it the first city in the country to do so, recognizing there is a boom in the cryptocurrency market. These actions form part of a plan that sees the city investing some of its funds in crypto assets in the future.
Rio de Janeiro Will Expand Its Tax Payment Options
The city of Rio de Janeiro revealed a plan to introduce cryptocurrencies in its payment options for taxes. At a recent event where the mayor of the city,....
Cryptocurrency had a lot of firsts in Vancouver, but nothing brought more media attention than the world's first Bitcoin ATM. Installed by the Bitcoiniacs (now CoinTrader) in partnership with Robocoin, it found its home in a Waves Coffee House. Originally signed onto Bitcoin by the Bitcoin Co-op, CoinTrader soon moved in and made it their Bitcoin headquarters, which it still is, today! Although traffic has dwindled since the famous launch event, Waves continues to be one of Vancouver's Bitcoin hot-spots. It held one of CoinFest's most popular events-the mining and hardware....