Exchanges ordered to share data with the Australian Taxation Office
Key Takeaways
- The ATO is stepping up efforts to ensure tax compliance and is requiring cryptocurrency exchanges to provide user data from more than 1.2 million accounts.
- The data ordered includes name, address, date of birth, and transaction logs to help identify traders who fail to report taxable cryptocurrency transactions.
- The ATO’s regulations now cover more cryptocurrency interactions.
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is strengthening its efforts to: Strengthen tax compliance.
it made it mandatory Cryptocurrency exchanges submit personal information One of over 1.2 million accounts.
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It is known that the information ordered to be provided includes user information. Name, address, date of birth, phone number, social media accounts and transaction logs.
The ATO said this guidance would be helpful. Identify traders who may not have reported transactions involving cryptocurrency. You can trade digital assets for fiat currency, buy goods and services with them, or make other taxable exchanges.
Acknowledging the nature of the cryptocurrency industry, the ATO noted:
The ability to purchase cryptocurrency assets using incorrect information may be attractive to those looking to avoid tax obligations.
The ATO therefore aims to: Curb tax evasion and ensure compliance with capital gains tax requirements. By order.
Last year, the scope of capital gains tax was expanded and the following matters were clarified. Includes token interaction with decentralized lending protocols and wrapped tokens.
These regulatory measures have changed the way Australia manages digital assets under the country’s tax laws.
Australia has also previously focused on regulating cryptocurrency exchanges, with the Australian Treasury taking steps to introduce a regulatory framework that would enforce existing financial services laws.
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