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Bitcoin Analysts Contribute to a Post-Legal Tender Era
As Bitcoin increases its influence in national economies, fiscal and monetary policy implications will begin to take center stage.
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UK Tax Authority HMRC Rethinks Stance on Bitcoin
HM Revenue and Customs has backtracked on its previous classification of bitcoin as a taxable 'voucher'.
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Bitcoin in the UK: HMRC suggests bitcoins are 'taxable vouchers'
Is bitcoin private money, a good or a voucher? CoinDesk looks at the UK government's stance on digital currency.
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Canada Revenue Agency says tax rules apply to bitcoin
The Canada Revenue Agency has issued an official release on how to treat bitcoin for taxation purposes.
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What it's actually like to get paid exclusively in bitcoins
As more employees start to accept their salaries in bitcoin, CoinDesk takes a look at how they're getting on.
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German government relieves capital gains tax on bitcoin positions
Bitcoin transactions have been made exempt from capital gains tax after one year in Germany
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IRS targets bitcoin
Those trading in digital currency in the US will soon be given more guidance on their tax reporting requirements.
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Canada to tax bitcoin users
The Canada Revenue Agency has laid out two different bitcoin tax rules, covering transactions made for goods or services, and for profits made with trades.
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