Virtual currency tax

1. According to the official reply of the State Administration of Taxation on the issue of indivial income tax on the income of indivials from buying and selling virtual currency through the Internet (GSH [2008] No. 818), the income obtained by indivials from purchasing players' virtual currency through the Internet and selling it to others after price increase belongs to the taxable income of indivial income tax, The indivial income tax shall be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer". The original value of an indivial's property in selling virtual currency is the price and related taxes paid for his purchase of network virtual currency. If an indivial is unable to provide evidence of the original value of his property, the original value of his property shall be verified by the competent tax authorities.

2. According to the official reply of the State Administration of Taxation on the issue of indivial income tax on the income of indivials from buying and selling virtual currency through the Internet (GSH [2008] No. 818), the income obtained by indivials from purchasing players' virtual currency through the Internet and selling it to others after price increase belongs to the taxable income of indivial income tax, The indivial income tax shall be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer". The original value of an indivial's property in selling virtual currency is the price and related taxes paid for his purchase of network virtual currency. If an indivial is unable to provide evidence of the original value of his property, the original value of his property shall be verified by the competent tax authorities.

3. The State Administration of Taxation emphasizes that the original value of an indivial's property in selling virtual currency, the price paid for his purchase of network virtual currency and related taxes. If an indivial is unable to provide evidence of the original value of his property, the original value of his property shall be verified by the competent tax authorities

according to the relevant sources of Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, the tax rate of indivial income tax calculated according to the "income from property transfer" project is fixed at 20%, and Beijing Local Taxation Bureau will also introce relevant measures to verify the original value of virtual currency property sold by indivials

about virtual currency:

virtual currency refers to the substitute currency circulating in the network virtual world. In addition to the virtual currencies issued by major online game companies with various names, Tencent Q currency is also widely used

at present, the online transaction in the virtual world has greatly exceeded people's imagination, and has formed a huge online transaction market of proction, supply and marketing. Moreover, a group of professional workers specialized in "coin printing" came into being; There are also special exchange shops for various game currencies.

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According to the regulations of notice 2014-21 of the IRS:

1. The information range of virtual currency payment is consistent with that of other property payment

2. Virtual currency paid to service providers and independent contractors should be taxed, and the tax rules of freelance also apply to virtual currency. Taxpayers usually have to get form 1099-MISC

3. When using virtual currency to pay wages to employees, they must also pay taxes, and they also need to pay federal income tax and payroll tax

4. The third party accepting virtual currency settlement payment on behalf of the merchant must report the payment status in form1099-k, payment card and the third party network dealer

5. Based on the fact that the virtual currency in the hands of taxpayers is a kind of capital asset, the gains or losses in the transaction of virtual currency and the sales of virtual currency need to be taxed

extended information:

legal status of bitcoin in China

in China, the regulations on the administration of RMB prohibit the proction and sale of token tickets. Because there is no clear judicial interpretation of the definition of token ticket, if bitcoin is included in the "token ticket", the legal prospect of bitcoin in China will face uncertainty

the notice of the Ministry of culture and the Ministry of Commerce on strengthening the management of virtual currency of online games (Wen Shi Fa [2009] No. 20) on June 4, 2009 stated that the application scope of virtual currency of online games was defined for the first time, and the distinction between the current virtual currency of online games and the virtual props in the game was made; At the same time, the notice said that the "notice" stipulates that enterprises engaged in related services must be approved before they can operate< br />

5. This is certainly unreasonable. Virtual currency generally does not need to pay tax. If you pay this tax, it is not equal to your original value. It will be very expensive and not cost-effective

6. If cash withdrawal is reflected, taxes and fees are required, which are all available.

7. In a recent reply to the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, the State Administration of Taxation said that the income obtained by indivials from purchasing players' virtual currency through the Internet and selling it to others after price increase belongs to the taxable income of indivial income tax, which should be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer"
according to the regulations, the income from property transfer is calculated as the amount of taxable income, which is the balance of the income from one-time transfer of property (no matter how many times it is paid, it should be merged into the income from one-time transfer of property) minus the original value of the property and reasonable expenses, and the tax rate of 20% is applied to calculate and pay indivial income tax.

8. It's like game currency in online games

9. The State Administration of Taxation announced on the 28th the "reply on the issue of personal income tax on the income of indivials from buying and selling virtual currencies through the Internet", which means that domestic indivials must pay personal income tax on the income they get from selling virtual currencies to others after they purchase virtual currencies through the Internet

in response to the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau's request for instructions on the issue of indivial income tax on the income derived from the sale of virtual currency through the Internet, the State Administration of Taxation has made the above reply, clearly stipulating that the income derived from the purchase of virtual currency through the Internet and the sale to others after the price increase belongs to the taxable income of indivial income tax, The indivial income tax shall be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer"

at the same time, the State Administration of Taxation emphasizes that the original value of the property of an indivial selling virtual currency is the price and related taxes paid for his purchase of network virtual currency. If an indivial is unable to provide evidence of the original value of his property, the original value of his property shall be verified by the competent tax authorities

according to the relevant sources of Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, the tax rate of indivial income tax calculated according to the project of "income from property transfer" is fixed at 20%. Beijing Local Taxation Bureau will also introce relevant measures to verify the original value of virtual currency property sold by indivials, but there is no timetable for the implementation of the policy at present.