Simplifying crypto taxes in Slovenia

The Slovenian government is looking to make crypto taxes easier. They're suggesting a flat 10% tax when you convert crypto to cash or buy stuff, or you can choose to pay 25% on your profits instead. Plus, if you earn up to 15,000 euros a year, you don’t even have to report it.

At least from the first look, I find it the first fair proposal for taxing cypto. Well done, Slovenia, now get to transform it from proposal to actual law without destroying it.

I especially like that 10% proposal to convert to fiat or pay for goods/services which actually means that the tax is fully automated, there is no paperwork, and every crypto -> fiat transaction is taxed. It is also good news that amounts up to EUR 15 000 do not need to be reported and will not be taxed, which is great news for ordinary people - but also to emphasize that this bill applies only to physical persons who are Slovenian citizens. It would be interesting to see what the EU thinks about this, and whether some other countries may apply a similar model in the future - although there are already 0% tax laws in Germany and Croatia that apply to crypto-assets sold 1 or 2 years after purchase.

The best part is this: It's under 1250 euros a month and it's enough for the average citizen to not get discouraged on investing. The 10% on cashing out probably means the end of any ATMs there, adding with their usual 5%-10% fee it will probably send a lot of sellers in the loss sector if that 10% is calculated on the base value that has been converted. No, it will not be automated, you will still have to complete a tax file for the previous year, it's just that now you have the option of simply declaring 6000 EUROs in purchases or the same in profit and not having to deal with every single transaction you made as before.

That 15.000 € per year really is a surprising exception since you now need to report interests from banks fiat saving accounts if they are higher than 1000 € per year. This new crypto law would indeed be good for long time holders.

I am starting to believe what the Slovenian president said about his country not abandoned liberal democracy only a respectable government will say the amount up to EUR 15,000 will not be taxed or reported as cryptocurrency taxation is a concern and with this procedure, Slovenia get the attention of crypto enthusiasts and more business will consider receiving crypto as payment.

25% tax, not really a tax heaven but still better than a lot of countries in the UE (except Portugal but how long will it stay...)

No tax for 15,000 Euro is already a lot per year. Someone can simplify and lower his expenses in crypto purchases if he wants to avail that benefit of having no tax. Otherwise, huge spenders and those people that earns more will surely be fine with that imposed taxation.

This is a very good move, though it means a lot of taxes; especially in an era where some countries are planning on banning the cryptocurrencies, it is good to see a country that is ready to accept cryptocurrencies and tax it, making it legitimate in their country. Also, the limit is good enough to avoid taxing low usage of crypto.

In regards to anyone that chooses the above option while receiving their wages in cryptocurrencies, what will happen if they immediately convert it to fiat [little to no profit]? No tax [apart from the €15k limit]? Not sure about the current BTM fees in there, but this would probably lead to an increase in BTM fees, as opposed to halting the operations.

First they filled Slovenia with atms and shops that accept Bitcoin, and now they are increasing taxes... it seems like a wicked plan by government parasites. For anyone that if not familiar, Slovenia is probably one of the countries with biggest adoption of cryptocurrencies in Europe, you can use crypto everywhere in many shops. They even have their own company for creating payment network Elly - Eligma GoCrypto that was sadly purchased by Roger Ver or he invested a lot of money in that, and they plan expansion to whole world. I am not going to suggest anyone to pay or avoid paying taxes, but p2p trading in person is always available option

This is much more reasonable than other countries. I think that this is fair to all parties involved. You don't need to report if the size of the transactions are minuscule and therefore not even worth the time of the tax authorities to look over, and if you do report the system is simple enough that you don't need to spend hours looking through records and working with your accountant. One of the rare examples of tax policy done right.

The fact that the government will only tax once a user turns his crypto to fiat means, your stash of coins is safe until it's converted. If you live in a country, you have the responsibility to pay tax and I think 10% is considerate and fair. It's not fair for the rich crypto trader. So wealthy guys won't get away anymore with not paying tax if this is automated that before the money come out of the ATM, the tax will be subtracted already?

BTM fees will probably stay the same because the tax will be paid by the user independently the next year when he fills his tax form, so unlike with VAT which is directly applied to the products you buy, BTM operators will have no clue what the buyer will (if!) pay and what his true costs will be. As for their value, I see the usual 5%, so it will bite a bit, there is no point in trying to hide small sums as now you're already lawfully in the clear, little incentive to use them, that's why I said they will probably lose a lot of customers, why pay the extra for nothing?

Depending on how the profit is defined, there can still be quite some complexity.

Yep, but the only way is on declaring it out if you dont like some problems later on.Just like on how strict USA when it comes to taxation. 25% is really not really that appealing or way too much though. 10% on tax on making up conversion is a bit reasonable though but speaking overall with taxation then it is something that everybody should be obliged but for sure there are lots of ways for you to evade such thing. Taxation is something better rather than on completely banning it compared in other countries which do make outright decisions.

Love this. I think that simple, low taxes for cryptos will enforce more compliance and could actually lead to more profits in the long run for the government. The threshold for reporting is something that every government around the world should trial as well, because that would significantly reduce people's anxieties for record keeping.

I think this is simply a support to cryptocurrency, is a mode of soft adoption for crypto as it gives a soft landing in taxing. This sure will encourage hodling and will lead people in Slovenia to hodl more of cryptocurrency than fiat because of the low tax in cryptocurrency and conversion of fiat will be more in the region.

I see that 10% on converting cryptocurrency into money or spending on goods and services is fair and good for ordinary citizens, especially since this tax will not be imposed on amounts less than 15,000$. In my opinion, this will encourage the spread of cryptocurrencies in Slovenia and will be beneficial for both parties. The government and the investors, the government will get the taxes and the investors will work freely under the auspices of the regulations. I hope that the rest of the European Union will take the same approach that Slovenia did.

I sincerely doubt that something like this will happen, when it comes to taxes, each country has its own rules. If EU member states want to create a favorable framework for investing in cryptocurrencies, then they already have several templates used by some EU member states. The point is that politicians in all countries do not have the same level of knowledge and will to regulate this way of investing - and this only contributes to uncertainty and confusion among investors.