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Beginner's Mind
#54: Oliver Mavher and Michael Deichsel - Crypto Trading and Taxes - The Past, The Present, and The Future
In this conversation, I will talk with Oliver Mavher and Michael Deichsel about Crypto Trading and taxes.
Topics we discuss in the show:
The questions that I consider relevant for everybody owning digital assets:
- What if someone gets paid in Bitcoin or other Cryptocurrencies? Is that a taxable event?
- What if someone invests in those novel digital assets and they gain in value?
- Does the location of the wallet or crypto exchange make any difference for taxation? Which tax law is applicable?
- What about European ETFs and their offshore counterparts that replicate the price of digital assets?
- What about investments in companies that invest in digital assets?
- Are there differences between retail investors, investment funds, and other institutional investors?
- And many more questions similar to the above
Who are the Tax Experts in this Episode?
I am delighted to welcome
to find answers to a multiverse of questions around crypto investments and taxes.
Shownotes:
Video
Timestamps:
(00:00) Opening What are the Real Life Tax Consequences of Trading with Cryptocurrencies?
(02:47) Opening Oliver Mavher – Support for Digital Companies in Tax Matters
(08:45) What are Security Token Offerings?
(11:00) Opening Michael Deichsel – Crypto and Taxes
(16:10) What is the Tokenization of the Economy?
(18:15) Smart Contracts
(24:15) What are Digital Assets in Terms of Tax Laws?
(27:00) Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador?
(29:07) Banking the Unbanked.
(30:55) Cryptocurrencies and the Environment
(34:13) What are crypto assets?
(37:00) What are NFTs?
(39:00) NFT and Taxations in Austria
(45:30) Changes in Tax Laws in Austria
(49:05) Taxable Events when BTC is used for salaries
(54:15) Using Cryptocurrencies for everyday purchases – what are the taxable events?
(56:45) Taxable events when trading cryptocurrencies outside Austria – A case for double taxation treaties?
(01:00:00) Different Cases for Taxation and their Consequences
(01:03:00) Taxation for Companies when holding Digital Assets
(01:07:00) Expected changes to the tax laws
(01:09:00) The difference in Taxation between Crypto Currencies and Digital Assets
(01:13:00) Where to get advice for Crypto Taxation?
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