The Venezuelan government, according to the decree issued in the official media company Gaceta Oficial, published on February 7, brought crypto remittance arrangements within the country.
According to the document, now the National Responsibility of Crypto Assets and Related Activities (SUNACRIP) will be responsible for the taxation of the sending and receiving of crypto currencies. It is reported that the new legislation will apply to both individuals and legal entities.
Taxes to be determined in crypto currency
According to the new conditions, the state determined monthly limits and commissions in crypto currency to be paid to SUNACRIP.
The decree stated that the maximum wage for the transfer was set at 15 percent. The rules also show that the minimum wage for a transaction in the crypto is equal to 0.25 Euro or about 0.28 US Dollars.
The document also sets a monthly limit of 10 Petro-denominated crypto money transfers per month in the national government-supported digital currency Petro. According to the price information of CryptoCompare, the amount in Petro is around $ 600.
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If the monthly amount exceeds $ 600, other transactions must be approved by SUNACRIP. The regulator stated that the general limit should not exceed 50 Petro or approximately $ 3,000.
The document does not explain how the government will control the services used to operate in decentralized crypto currencies, such as Bitcoin (BTC), except that the government uses a an technological platform ece to continue taxation.
Venezuela Brings Taxes and Restrictions on Local Crypto Currencies
The weekly trading volumes in Bitcoin Venezuela have always reached a high level between extreme inflation and the ongoing presidential crisis. At the beginning of February only volumes of p2p platform LocalBitcoins increased to about $ 7 million per week. In addition, Venezuela and Colombia account for 85 percent of the trading volume in Latin America.
Venezuela introduced a new legal framework for crypto currencies and related technologies earlier this month. The Decree constitutes compulsory licenses for mining enterprises and crypto exchanges and imposes fines for unlicensed activities.
Source: Cointelegraph