South African Tax Collector Targeting Crypto Investors in Its Bid to Raise Ex...

South African Tax Collector Targeting Crypto Investors in Its Bid to Raise Ex...

Latest reports from South Africa suggest that the country’s tax agency will now be targeting cryptocurrency investors as it attempts to increase the total value of revenues collected. Alongside high net worth individuals and offshore investors, digital currency holders now constitute an area that is “likely to yield much of the extra tax” for the revenue collector. Crypto Investors Unaware of Tax Liabilities However, according to a report, many South African cryptocurrency holders are “oblivious of the fact that trading in cryptocurrency renders them liable for....


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