Japan Set To Reconsider Stance on Taxing Bitcoin

Japan Set To Reconsider Stance on Taxing Bitcoin

Creating a healthy regulatory ecosystem for Bitcoin and digital currency will not be an easy task. The Financial Services Agency in Japan will soon present their plan to regulate this new breed of finance, although it will have little to no effect on the current way of taxing Bitcoin. Bitcoin is often frowned upon for its alleged lack of regulatory guidelines when it comes to using the digital currency as a method of payment. However, people tend to forget various countries around the world are treating Bitcoin as either an asset or currency and impose taxation upon usage of the digital....


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