Portugal: Bitcoin transactions and payments are not subject to any taxes

The August 27 report said that the Spanish tax authorities have made it clear that the country will not tax cryptocurrency transactions and encrypted payments .

Porto-1972450_1280

Image source:

According to a report published by the Portuguese business newspaper Jornal de Negocios on August 26th, the Portuguese tax and customs authorities have confirmed that there is no VAT on cryptocurrency transactions or payments. According to reports, the agency provided clarification to a local cryptocurrency mining company and issued an official ruling. In the document, the Authority stated that the exchange of cryptocurrency for fiat currency is tax-free and adds that cryptocurrency users are not subject to any income tax .

Portugal cites a 2015 ruling on cryptocurrency tax exemption

In an official statement, the Portuguese tax authorities cited a European Court's 2015 ruling on the Swedish major bitcoin (BTC) portal Bitcoin.se and its administrator David Hedqvist.

According to reports at the time, the court ruled that bitcoin was a means of payment, so the exchange should be exempt from VAT obligations. However, the Swedish tax authorities subsequently refuted the ruling, claiming that the court did not fully understand the issue.

Earlier position on cryptocurrency

Earlier, the Portuguese tax authorities had ruled that cryptocurrencies were not taxed in the country. A document issued by the agency in 2016 stated that income from the sale of cryptocurrencies in Portugal is not subject to income tax.

In early 2013, the Bank of Portugal's Bank of Portugal (Banco de Portugal) issued a statement citing a document issued by the European Central Bank in 2012 related to cryptocurrencies.

The Bank of Portugal expressed concern about the European Central Bank's recognition of Bitcoin as a “virtual currency model innovation phenomenon”, claiming that Bitcoin cannot be considered a safe currency because it is issued by unregulated entities.

We will continue to update Blocking; if you have any questions or suggestions, please contact us!

Share:

Was this article helpful?

93 out of 132 found this helpful

Discover more

Blockchain

OK Jumpstart and then the exchange "new hot" rules are too complicated for users to "do not understand"?

This afternoon, the digital asset exchange OKEx officially announced the sales rules of OK Jumpstart. The rule shows ...

Blockchain

Alameda Research's $200M Blow A Tale of Phishing Attacks and Poor Security Practices, as Confessed by Ex-FTX Engineer

Aditya Baradwaj has revealed that a file containing blockchain private keys and exchange API keys was left vulnerable...

News

Investment tips for the next bull market: In-depth analysis of the development status and trends of 15 cryptocurrency tracks

Following the regular industry cycle pattern, the bear market has passed halfway. The Ethereum upgrade has brought ab...

Blockchain

Interview with BitMax.io Cao Jing: Compliance, Localization and Traffic Integration, Exchange Status and Future

On October 19th, at the 1st anniversary of the BitMax.io exchange, Jingwei China Partner Harry, Sequoia Capital Partn...

Market

South Korean Professor tracking Do Kwon's funds: Signs of Terra's collapse were evident in early 2019

Cryptocurrency fugitive Do Kwon has been on the run from Interpol for several months. A Korean professor has been cl...

Blockchain

Raise $130 million! Encrypted exchange INX will issue securities tokens via IPO

According to Coindesk's August 20 report, the incremental exchange startup INX Limited plans to raise $129.5 mil...