British authorities have made three arrests on the grounds of suspected tax evasion, seizing three NFTs in the process. Your jpgs are now Her Majesty’s Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which is the national tax authority in the UK, reportedly seized crypto assets worth a total of roughly 5,000 GBP, according to the BBC. […]

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For the first time, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs has seized three NFTs amid a wider tax fraud investigation in the United Kingdom.

The UK’s tax body seized three non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and arrested three people on suspicion of attempting to defraud it of £1.4 million. This is a first for British authorities in the policing of digital assets, Telegraph reported. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said the move was part of a probe into a suspected Value […]

The tax authority made three arrests in connection with a suspected tax evasion using shell companies and false identification.

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UK authorities have updated their crypto tax guidance to include provisions for staking and decentralized finance (DeFi). In a new statement from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs – the UK’s main tax agency – the government body says that crypto investors have to determine whether their returns fall under “income” or “capital.” More specifically, HMRC […]

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Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs Office has updated the tax rules that govern decentralized finance and staking.

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), the U.K.’s tax agency announced a controversial set of recommendations on Wednesday that could harm Decentralized Finance (DeFi) innovation.  Ian Taylor, executive director of CryptoUK said:  “HMRC treats crypto assets as property for tax purposes. However, this is inconsistent with the approach currently being adopted by Government and other regulatory bodies in the UK.” The updated ruling focuses on how digital assets are treated in the UK for DeFi lending and staking, and whether the returns or incentives from these activities are taxed or not. Due to the cutting-edge nature of DeFi, tax specialists were confused about how the existing regulations apply to these services. HMRC stated: “The lending/staking of tokens through DeFi is a constantly evolving area, so it is not possible to set out all the circumstances in which a lender/liquidity provider earns a return from their activities and the nature of that return. Instead, some guiding principles are set out.” “HMRC has updated its guidance on the treatment of crypto and digital assets, specifically for DeFi lending and staking in the UK, significantly altering their classification and treatment.”  According to the guidance, returns from staking and lending DeFi assets will not be treated as ‘interest’, because digital assets aren’t considered currencies in the UK, but rather property for tax reasons.  However, the guidance suggests that in many circumstances, this technique will signal that beneficial ownership of those tokens has been moved to the platform, which could cause tax problems for stakeholders. This would imply that they were sold for tax purposes and would be subject to Capital Gains Tax.  According to Ian Taylor, executive director of CryptoUK, these new regulations will impose an unnecessary burden on crypto investors that is not imposed on stock market investors when lending shares: “HMRC treats crypto assets as property for tax purposes. However, this is inconsistent with the approach currently being adopted by Government and other regulatory bodies in the UK, including the Treasury and the FCA.” According to Taylor, the new regulations impose undue reporting obligations for consumers and cause tax compliance complexity because investors have to report hundreds or even thousands of transactions.  “This is out of step with the Government’s stated aim for the UK to be open and attractive as a destination for investment and innovation post Brexit,” he said.  Matt Hancock, the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and now a Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom, encouraged the House of Commons to pass a progressive crypto policy to make England the home of cryptocurrency last week. In November last year, HMRC issued regulations about the imposition of a digital services tax on crypto exchanges operating in the United Kingdom.

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“HMRC treats crypto assets as property for tax purposes. However, this is inconsistent with the approach currently being adopted by Government and other regulatory bodies in the UK," said the executive director of CryptoUK Ian Taylor

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