Japan: Bitcoin Not a Currency... But We're Not Sure
The Japanese Cabinet, this morning, declared that it does not consider Bitcoin to be a currency, reports Reuters. Japanese government says it may tax Bitcoin deals and impose regulations on its handling by the financial sector - details of which have not yet been specified. Not Our Job. There seems to be some reticence between Japanese authorities to address the matter of cryptocurrency. In today's statement the cabinet said: “Any bitcoin transactions are taxable when they fulfill requisitions stated by laws on income tax, corporate tax and consumption tax.” The Financial Services....
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Everyone in the Bitcoin community knows Japan has been a hub of activity. The largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt.Gox, was stationed in Japan until it collapsed and its CEO, Mark Karpelès, was arrested. But not everything in Japan related to Bitcoin has been negative. Nor have these incidents stopped the growth of Bitcoin. The Land of the Rising Sun has indeed....
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Japan is taking the Mt. Gox collapse seriously and is already looking into measures to address the digital currency conundrum - one of which is to levy taxes on bitcoin transactions. According to the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, Japan's ministry of finance and the national tax agency are studying "possible rules" that could govern digital currency transactions. It appears that Japanese authorities think purchases made with digital currencies could be subject to existing consumption and corporate taxes. Even though bitcoin is not recognized as an official currency according to the law, it can....
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