Bitcoin und Altcoins wie Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple oder Neo sind in aller Munde. Weniger bekannt ist, dass sowohl der Handel, als auch das Minen, das Staken und andere Vorgänge Steuern entstehen lassen. Bei dieser komplexen Materie stehen wir Ihnen gerne beratend zur Seite und helfen Ihnen bei der Erfüllung Ihrer steuerlichen Pflichten. Wer mehr über Kryptwährungen an sich lernen will, findet unter www.cryptolist.de zahlreiche Informationen und HIlfestellungen zu den wichtigsten Fragen.
In this first entry on my new blog, I will be answering THE central question. Is Bitcoin tax-free? You see the headline everywhere. The CJEU (none lesser authority than the European Court of Justice) is recently reported to have reached a decision which the German Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) has reportedly confirmed. But as with all questions related to tax law, a closer look is well worth the effort.
At the risk of losing some advertising appeal, we feel compelled to inform you what we CAN’T do:
On this topic, there are a hundred answers in the ethers, but unfortunately most of them are wrong.
Today, most of you are likely in the red.
While it may be true that losses interest the German tax office less than than gains:
– Losses can be as valuable economically as gains
– Losses must be worked into your trading strategy
– The German tax office will obviously take pains to calculate your gains correctly, but the taxpayer is alone responsible for correctly calculating losses