On 21 March 2023, the consultation on the proposed guidance on the taxation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) was opened until 19 June 2023. The guidance was proposed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department (Treasury). Both age…
On 15 March 2023, the UK Treasury published its Spring Budget 2023. As part of the Budget, changes to the rules regarding tax self-assessment for cryptoassets were announced, applicable from the tax year 2024-25. Under the changes, the Self Assessme…
On 9 March 2023, US President Joseph Biden unveiled his Budget Proposal for 2024. One of the proposals is a phased-in Digital Asset Mining Energy Excise Tax based on the electricity used in powering crypto-mining facilities. Companies involved in su…
On 9 March 2023, US President Joseph Biden unveiled his Budget Proposal for 2024. One of the proposals is to expand the wash sale rules in Section 1091 of the Internal Revenue Code to digital currencies. For tax purposes, the sale of digital currenc…
On 28 February 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a preliminary ruling in the matter of Fenix International v HMRC (Case C-695/20) that the Council of the European Union did not exceed its authority when it specified that…
On 1 February 2023, the Finance Bill 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India's Parliament. In particular, the Bill outlines increased penalties for non-compliance with taxation requirements for virtual assets. The cryptocurren…
On 20 January 2023, the public consultation closes on the OECD document titled “Pillar One – Amount A: Draft Multilateral Convention Provisions on Digital Services Taxes and other Relevant Similar Measures”. The consultation document includes two dr…
On 20 January 2023, the "Act relative to taxation of digital advertising services" (HD 3052) was introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature. The Act would impose an advertising tax of 5% on annual gross revenues from digital advertising provided in…
On 19 January 2023, an amendment to the Act taxing the mental health impacts of social media by establishing a tax on the collection of consumer data by commercial data collectors (SD 1711) was introduced in the Massachusetts Senate. The Act imposes…
On 18 January 2023, the “Act to establish a digital advertising revenue commission” (HD 1507) was introduced in the Massachusetts Legislature. The Act would create a special Commission tasked with developing a study related to generating revenue fro…