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So, we had a single amendment regarding cryptocurrency within the finance commission that was rejected and aimed at taxing governance digital assets. It was ultimately planned that there would be a single, unique trigger for taxation, which would be the sale of these governance cryptoassets with the acquisition value being taxed at the progressive tax bracket of income tax (BNC) and social contributions, and the capital gain or loss from the sale being subject to a single flat-rate taxation. So, to be continued for this amendment, but it had already been rejected in committee.
Next, we finally have an amendment that would allow, optionally, to choose an alternative method for calculating capital gains based on FIFO (First-In, First-Out) or the weighted average price, given that many people find crypto taxation too complex, especially the calculation of capital gains. This would allow either taking the FIFO rule, which consists of considering that the first assets acquired are the first sold, or via the weighted average price, calculating on the average of acquisition prices weighted by the quantities held. This would be an option for a minimum irrevocable period of 3 years. So, to be continued, but it might make calculating capital gains in crypto easier.
It is also proposed to be able to carry forward losses on digital assets over 5 years, in order to align with the tax regime for stocks, i.e., securities, for which losses can be carried forward for 10 years. This is effectively aimed at modernizing the taxation of digital assets in line with the MiCA regulation, the arrival of DAC8 on automatic information exchange, or even CARF reporting for OECD countries.
Also, a measure supported by the Union of Democrats is the possibility of having a new capital gains exemption threshold that would increase to €1,000, and no longer €305.
Finally, as in previous years, there are amendments from the Green and Socialist group aiming to create a climate wealth tax that would include digital assets. The same applies to the Democrats, who want a tax on unproductive wealth that would also target digital assets. We recall that this was already an amendment filed last year and that it had no follow-up.
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