Report: Coincub announces worldwide crypto tax ranking for 2022

• Coincub teams with crypto tax specialists, ACCOINTING (by Glassnode) for crypto tax ranking
• Belgium worst mainstream economy for crypto income taxation
• Germany best mainstream economy for long-term crypto investors
• Bahamas, Bermuda, and Belarus top list of crypto havens

The demands and expectations of cryptocurrency are always changing, and governments are continually adapting their taxation strategy accordingly. Crypto ranking site, coincub.com, now produces its latest ranking guide, focusing on the tax treatment of crypto gains for professionals and casual investors alike across the world.

One of the consistent findings of Coincub’s quarterly rankings of the world’s leading crypto economies is that many countries are still evolving the regulatory requirements of their citizens who invest in crypto assets. Crypto gains can fall into a multitude of reporting requirements and each country has its own tax rules. In some countries, crypto gains form part of standard income tax reporting requirements in others they require special treatment subject to additional criteria.

Germany – a mainstream economy with generous crypto tax concessions

In the ranking of traditional ‘tax-based’ economies, Germany tops the list as the best place for cryptocurrency investors – anyone holding their cryptocurrency for a minimum of a year will incur no capital gains tax on the sale or conversion of their crypto. This tax-efficient incentive rewards its own citizens and not just non-doms and overseas investors as is the norm in classic tax havens. Following on in the top five mainstream economies that have the most favorable tax policies for their citizens are Italy, Switzerland, Singapore, and Slovenia.

Countries with the highest tax demands

On the other side of the coin are coincub.com’s top five countries for the least accommodating taxation policies towards crypto gains. Heading the list is Belgium with gains incurring a 33% tax, plus progressive taxation rates up to 50% for professional traders. Bringing up the next four places are Iceland, Israel, The Philippines, and Japan all with high-income tax taxes on crypto gains.

We make a point about India, which lies at number 6, as the country has recently imposed a highly contentious (at least to crypto investors) crypto transaction tax of 1% on crypto transactions exceeding 50,000 INR (approx $600) in a financial year – a pretty low threshold for regular investors. There is also a flat rate tax of 30% on all profits or income from cryptocurrency to boot. Many people are watching to see if this stifles the cryptocurrency industry.

Tax havens still going strong

In terms of classic tax havens, as opposed to traditional ‘tax-based’ economies, we see the usual suspects emerging. In the top five tax havens worldwide where tax concessions are generously applied to overseas investors, crypto is no exception. Heading our top three – with not much to choose between them – are The Bahamas, Bermuda, and Belarus. At number four is the United Arab Emirates with zero tax across the country’s so-called ‘free zones’. A newcomer to this ranking is The Central African Republic which recently classified bitcoin as a legal tender and that also has big plans to promote itself as a crypto hot spot with very favorable tax concessions on crypto gains to overseas investors as a means of boosting its economy.

The evolution of crypto tax laws

Perversely, tax laws are clearer and more defined, in noted tax havens that cater predominately to specialist overseas investors. In traditional ‘tax-based’ economies, the result is a lack of understanding amongst casual, or even professional investors, uncertain or perhaps negligent of their tax position.

On top of this, tax reporting requirements for cryptocurrency are not always as clear as they could be, even in leading economies. The first step, for ACCOINTING.com, is to help demystify this apparent confusion, especially with the demand for tax planning for crypto assets set to grow as they increasingly form part of mainstream investing options.
According to ACCOINTING Marketing Director, Rodrigo Mayen:
“our focus centers in Europe and North America where crypto tax regulations and adoption are already in place. However, there’s still a lack of guidance on addressing more complex topics like NFTs, staking, and the Metaverse. Transactions such as swapping, lending and borrowing, yield farming, and other transactions in the DeFi space are some of the issues to be navigated. We can’t all live in Lichtenstein.”

Coincub has been issuing quarterly rankings based on a wide set of criteria for some years and now is one of the leading crypto ranking sites. Taxation is just one of its ranking categories, but also one of its most important. See the full crypto taxation ranking list HERE.

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