Argentina’s Ministry of Economy, the country’s economic policy manager, has drafted a bill to encourage Argentines to declare their cryptocurrency holdings, using the inducement of discounted tax rates.
Aimed at combating money laundering, the “Externalization of Argentine Savings” draft law was introduced by economy minister Sergio Massa, according to a Jan. 6 report by local outlet Errepar.
The bill would require crypto holders to produce an affidavit — a sworn statement identifying the whereabouts of their holdings to the government.
The bill proposes tax incentives to encourage citizens to declare their holdings.
Those who voluntarily declare their holdings within 90 days of the law coming into force would pay just a 2.5% tax on the capital gains of their crypto holdings. This tax rate would increase incrementally every 90 days until it reaches 15%, the country’s standard capital gains tax rate.
The bill also aims to encourage Argentines to declare holdings of other financial assets that are subject to capital gains such as fiat currency, shares, stocks, real estate and even furniture.
