Crypto Holding Period and Grandfathering: Why December 31, 2026 Becomes the Cut-Off in Germany's Draft Bill
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After a long discussion, there is a bill for the new taxation of profits with cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. The countdown for tax exemption is ongoing.
The Federal Government wants to tax crypto profits like share profits in the future. However, those who have already invested benefit from an important exception.
The Federal Government seems to be serious about the crypto tax. A new bill foresees the end of the one-year retention period. Source: BTC-ECHO BTC-ECHO
Crypto Holding Period and Grandfathering: Why December 31, 2026 Becomes the Cut-Off in Germany's Draft Bill
If you bought your crypto assets before December 31, 2026, or buy them by that date, then on the current state of the draft nothing changes for them: hold for a year, then sell tax-free. Only crypto assets acquired or received after December 31, 2026 would fall under the new treatment as investment...
If you bought or bought your cryptovalues before 31 December 2026, everything remains the same for them according to today's draft: hold a year, then sell tax-free. Only cryptovalues that are purchased or flowed after 31 December 2026 are to fall under the new taxation as income from capital assets. This is stated in a draft speaker of the Federal Ministry of Finance of mid-August, about which the WORLD first reported on 8 September 2026. Nothin…
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