Do wages pay taxes in virtual currency

1. The income obtained from the purchase of virtual currency by an indivial through the Internet and the sale to others after the price increase belongs to the taxable income of personal income tax, which should be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer". The original value of the property sold by an indivial is the price and related taxes paid by the acquisition of virtual currency. If an indivial is unable to provide evidence of the original value of his property, the original value of his property shall be verified by the competent tax authorities. All online transactions that earn income should be taxed

2. According to the official reply of the State Administration of Taxation on the issue of indivial income tax on the income of indivials from buying and selling virtual currency through the Internet (GSH [2008] No. 818), the income obtained by indivials from purchasing players' virtual currency through the Internet and selling it to others after price increase belongs to the taxable income of indivial income tax, The indivial income tax shall be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer". The original value of an indivial's property in selling virtual currency is the price and related taxes paid for his purchase of network virtual currency. If an indivial is unable to provide evidence of the original value of his property, the original value of his property shall be verified by the competent tax authorities.

3. At present, the management of virtual currency in our country is: it is only allowed to buy virtual currency with real currency, but not to convert virtual currency into real currency. However, some virtual currencies have begun to play the edge of the virtual currency into real currency through the form of bonus points, eager to open this channel. If the exchange between virtual currency and real currency is smooth, it actually means that online game merchants have obtained the real financial power to a certain extent, especially when the virtual currency is widely unified. This will cause chaos to the real financial order, indivial profit-making online game operators can fish in troubled waters, and the victims are not just players. At present, the state holds the attitude of "encouraging, guiding and supporting" to the online game instry, but this does not mean that online game merchants are allowed to do whatever they want. Especially for sensitive financial issues, instry insiders said that the network virtual currency should be supervised by the financial authorities. If it is not included in the existing monetary supervision system, it may have an impact on the central bank's monetary policy or even fail, and the virtual currency will seriously interfere with the real world monetary order.

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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 />

5. If cash withdrawal is reflected, taxes and fees are required, which are all available.

6. In a recent reply to the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, the State Administration of Taxation said that the income obtained by indivials from purchasing players' virtual currency through the Internet and selling it to others after price increase belongs to the taxable income of indivial income tax, which should be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer"
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.

7. The State Administration of Taxation announced on the 28th the "reply on the issue of personal income tax on the income of indivials from buying and selling virtual currencies through the Internet", which means that domestic indivials must pay personal income tax on the income they get from selling virtual currencies to others after they purchase virtual currencies through the Internet

in response to the Beijing Local Taxation Bureau's request for instructions on the issue of indivial income tax on the income derived from the sale of virtual currency through the Internet, the State Administration of Taxation has made the above reply, clearly stipulating that the income derived from the purchase of virtual currency through the Internet and the sale to others after the price increase belongs to the taxable income of indivial income tax, The indivial income tax shall be calculated and paid according to the item of "income from property transfer"

at the same time, the State Administration of Taxation emphasizes that the original value of the property of an indivial selling virtual currency is the price and related taxes paid for his purchase of network virtual currency. If an indivial is unable to provide evidence of the original value of his property, the original value of his property shall be verified by the competent tax authorities

according to the relevant sources of Beijing Local Taxation Bureau, the tax rate of indivial income tax calculated according to the project of "income from property transfer" is fixed at 20%. Beijing Local Taxation Bureau will also introce relevant measures to verify the original value of virtual currency property sold by indivials, but there is no timetable for the implementation of the policy at present.

8. There will be a special coin issuing team to solve the problem for you

9. 1 RMB yuan = 6.6854 Indian rupees 1 Indian rupees = 0.1496 RMB yuan 50 000 Indian rupees = 7 478.9841 RMB yuan to the people's Bank of China. However, the specific exchange rate will fluctuate, according to the bank's exchange rate of the day as the benchmark.

10. Beijing Local Taxation Bureau:
we have received your request for instructions on the issue of personal income tax collection for indivials who obtain income from online sales of virtual currency (jdsge [2008] No. 114). The reply is as follows:
1. The income obtained by an indivial from purchasing a player's virtual currency through the Internet and selling it to others after a price increase belongs to the taxable income of personal income tax, which should be calculated according to & quot; Income from property transfer; Indivial income tax is calculated and paid
2. The original value of an indivial's property selling virtual currency is the price and relevant taxes paid for his purchase of network virtual currency< 3. If an indivial is unable to provide the original value certificate of the property, the original value of the property shall be verified by the competent tax authority<

State Administration of Taxation
September 28, 2008