Indonesian Bitcoin Market Rises, Rapid Increase in User Base Reported
Bitcoin Indonesia, a prominent online Bitcoin marketplace for Indonesian traders and investors, revealed a rapid development in its user base after adding over 170,000 members within 12 months. At the beginning of 2016, Bitcoin Indonesia served 80,000 active users on its marketplace. Tens of thousands of members purchased and sold Bitcoin through Bitcoin Indonesia through simplistic deposit and withdrawal methods such as bank over-the-counter cash settlement and online transfer. Over the past year, Bitcoin Indonesia’s user base grew from 80,000 to more than 250,000 active members. In....
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The Indonesian government has decided to tax capital gains income from crypto investments at 0.1% starting in May. In addition, value-added tax (VAT) of the same rate will be levied on crypto purchases.
Indonesia to Start Taxing Crypto Income at 0.1%
The Indonesian Directorate General of Taxes, the Ministry of Finance, has set income tax (PPh) on capital gains from crypto investments and value-added tax (VAT) on crypto purchases at 0.1%.
Hestu Yoga Saksama, director of tax regulations for the Ministry of Finance, told CNN Indonesia Friday:
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