Russia’s Crypto Tax Bill Passes First Reading at State Duma

The bill must still go through two readings in the Duma before going to the Federation Council. Russia's State Duma has approved a new draft bill in its first reading that would require election candidates to disclose their crypto holdings, expenditures and purchases.The draft bill also asks election candidates to indicate a source of income for cryptocurrency purchases and requires crypto declarations not only from the actual candidates, but also their spouses and minor children for the past three years.Introduced in March 2021, the draft bill includes a set of amendments to existing....

A bill aimed at getting the state of Utah to accept bitcoin for states services passes its first reading in the Senate. The bill has now passed its first Senate reading having already passed through the House of Representatives with a slim majority of 38 Yes votes against 36 No's. Utah state representative Marc K. Roberts introduced the proposal, Bill H.C.R 6, to the Clerk of the House of Representatives on February 10. “THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of the state of Utah, and the Governor concurring therein, recognizes the potential benefits that could come from the....

A draft of a new Administrative Violations Code was submitted to the State Duma, the Russian Parliament, in December 2015. The bill is an extensive document covering a wide range of issues including tough regulation of 'money surrogates'. But what might it mean for bitcoin and other digital currencies? Vladimir Pligin, head of the State Duma’s Constitutional Law and State Building Committee, has indicated the new bill will be considered by the Duma this February. Still, it is uncertain how this comprehensive document will be considered by the Duma in such a short period of time. The....

The Russian State Duma approved a bill on crypto taxation in early 2021 but the bill has yet to move any further. The Russian Federal Taxation Service (FNS) is actively monitoring the cryptocurrency market to prevent tax evasion, FNS head Daniil Egorov said.Cryptocurrencies can potentially cause “significant erosion” to Russia’s tax base, Egorov argued in a Monday interview with the local publication RBC.But cryptocurrency transactions are still traceable and should be reported, the official said, adding that FNS is ready to deploy automated tracking systems to process big data....

Russia’s Parliament is also considering two other bills related to digital assets: regulating miners’ activities, and requirements for firms handling crypto transactions. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill into law prohibiting digital financial assets as payments more than a month after it was introduced to the country’s lower chamber of Parliament.In a Thursday update, the Russian State Duma noted that Putin signed a bill suspending certain parts of an existing federal law “on banks and banking activities,” effectively making it illegal for people to use cryptocurrencies....