Will virtual currency companies pay taxes
according to the relevant sources of Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, the tax rate of indivial income tax calculated according to the "income from property transfer" project is fixed at 20%, and Beijing Local Taxation Bureau will also introce relevant measures to verify the original value of virtual currency property sold by indivials
about virtual currency:
virtual currency refers to the substitute currency circulating in the network virtual world. In addition to the virtual currencies issued by major online game companies with various names, Tencent Q currency is also widely used
at present, the online transaction in the virtual world has greatly exceeded people's imagination, and has formed a huge online transaction market of proction, supply and marketing. Moreover, a group of professional workers specialized in "coin printing" came into being; There are also special exchange shops for various game currencies.
According to the regulations of notice 2014-21 of the IRS:
1. The information range of virtual currency payment is consistent with that of other property payment
2. Virtual currency paid to service providers and independent contractors should be taxed, and the tax rules of freelance also apply to virtual currency. Taxpayers usually have to get form 1099-MISC
3. When using virtual currency to pay wages to employees, they must also pay taxes, and they also need to pay federal income tax and payroll tax
4. The third party accepting virtual currency settlement payment on behalf of the merchant must report the payment status in form1099-k, payment card and the third party network dealer
5. Based on the fact that the virtual currency in the hands of taxpayers is a kind of capital asset, the gains or losses in the transaction of virtual currency and the sales of virtual currency need to be taxed
extended information:
legal status of bitcoin in China
in China, the regulations on the administration of RMB prohibit the proction and sale of token tickets. Because there is no clear judicial interpretation of the definition of token ticket, if bitcoin is included in the "token ticket", the legal prospect of bitcoin in China will face uncertainty
the notice of the Ministry of culture and the Ministry of Commerce on strengthening the management of virtual currency of online games (Wen Shi Fa [2009] No. 20) on June 4, 2009 stated that the application scope of virtual currency of online games was defined for the first time, and the distinction between the current virtual currency of online games and the virtual props in the game was made; At the same time, the notice said that the "notice" stipulates that enterprises engaged in related services must be approved before they can operate< br />
according to the regulations, the income from property transfer is calculated as the amount of taxable income, which is the balance of the income from one-time transfer of property (no matter how many times it is paid, it should be merged into the income from one-time transfer of property) minus the original value of the property and reasonable expenses, and the tax rate of 20% is applied to calculate and pay indivial income tax.
according to the indivial income tax law, the income from property transfer should be withheld by the payer.
first, if the registered capital is increased by undistributed profits, the amount of tax that should be paid as of the time point of capital increase should be dected from the undistributed profits, because the company may not pay tax on schele, or the date of tax payment is later than the date of capital increase, the corresponding tax should be dected first< Second, according to the provisions of the State Administration of Taxation on Several Issues concerning the collection of indivial income tax (Guo Shui Fa [1994] No. 89) and the notice on the tax exemption for the conversion of share capital and bonus shares of joint-stock enterprises (Guo Shui Fa [1997] No. 198), the undistributed profits and arbitrary accumulation fund are converted into registered capital, which belongs to the distribution of dividend and bonus, The amount of converted capital obtained by natural person shareholders should be taxed as indivial income (legal person shareholders do not need to pay tax). Guo Shui Fa [1997] No. 198 also stipulates that the conversion of capital reserve into share capital by joint-stock enterprises does not belong to the distribution of dividend and bonus nature, and the amount of converted share capital obtained by indivials shall not be regarded as personal income and personal income tax shall not be levied.