South Korea to Delay Crypto Tax until 2023

by Felipe Erazo
  • The South Korean National Assembly will vote on the amendment on December 2.
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Today, South Korea’s Finance Ministry confirmed that the National Assembly Planning and Finance Committee passed a bill to delay crypto taxation by one year. According to Maeil Kyungjae, the delay has been ‘virtually confirmed’ and postponed until 2023.

In fact, the National Assembly will vote the amendment on the bill on December 2, although it would be a mere formality, according to the local media outlets. There was no clear consensus among the lawmakers about how well prepared the authorities are to start taxing on crypto gains in South Korea.

There was a mention of the taxation infrastructure not being equipped enough to deploy the country’s crypto tax law. However, other outlets highlighted that the manoeuvre to delay the crypto tax’s law was done to gain the millennial votes from the ruling party, as that segment of the society is the active one in the cryptocurrency sphere.

The so-called crypto tax seeks to impose a 20% tax on crypto gains of more than 2.5 million South Korean Won earned annually, classified as ‘miscellaneous incomes’, which applies to mining operations and ICOs. In September, a study conducted by the Korea Social Opinion Research Institute (KSOI) revealed that most South Koreans want the government to tax cryptocurrencies.

Survey on Crypto Tax

The survey was conducted between September 17 and September 18, where it found that just 33% of the participants opposed the crypto tax law. The media outlet noted that 1,004 adults participated in the KSOI study, and 55.3% answered ‘we should pay a tax on virtual currencies.’

In October, Rep. Yoo Gyeong-joon of the main opposition People Power Party questioned the National Tax Service (NTS) for lacking an administrative infrastructure to ask for taxes on crypto gains. In fact, Yoo accused Kim Dae-ji, Commissioner of NTS, of not having a clear answer about his view on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on whether they should be taxed or not under the crypto tax law.

Today, South Korea’s Finance Ministry confirmed that the National Assembly Planning and Finance Committee passed a bill to delay crypto taxation by one year. According to Maeil Kyungjae, the delay has been ‘virtually confirmed’ and postponed until 2023.

In fact, the National Assembly will vote the amendment on the bill on December 2, although it would be a mere formality, according to the local media outlets. There was no clear consensus among the lawmakers about how well prepared the authorities are to start taxing on crypto gains in South Korea.

There was a mention of the taxation infrastructure not being equipped enough to deploy the country’s crypto tax law. However, other outlets highlighted that the manoeuvre to delay the crypto tax’s law was done to gain the millennial votes from the ruling party, as that segment of the society is the active one in the cryptocurrency sphere.

The so-called crypto tax seeks to impose a 20% tax on crypto gains of more than 2.5 million South Korean Won earned annually, classified as ‘miscellaneous incomes’, which applies to mining operations and ICOs. In September, a study conducted by the Korea Social Opinion Research Institute (KSOI) revealed that most South Koreans want the government to tax cryptocurrencies.

Survey on Crypto Tax

The survey was conducted between September 17 and September 18, where it found that just 33% of the participants opposed the crypto tax law. The media outlet noted that 1,004 adults participated in the KSOI study, and 55.3% answered ‘we should pay a tax on virtual currencies.’

In October, Rep. Yoo Gyeong-joon of the main opposition People Power Party questioned the National Tax Service (NTS) for lacking an administrative infrastructure to ask for taxes on crypto gains. In fact, Yoo accused Kim Dae-ji, Commissioner of NTS, of not having a clear answer about his view on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) on whether they should be taxed or not under the crypto tax law.

About the Author: Felipe Erazo
Felipe Erazo
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About the Author: Felipe Erazo
Felipe earned a degree in journalism at the University of Chile with the highest honour in the overall ranking, and he also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Social Communication. In addition, he has been working as a freelance writer and Forex/crypto analyst, with experience gained from several forex broker firms and crypto-related media outlets around the world. He has been involved in the world of online forex trading since 2010 and in the crypto sphere since 2015.
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