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- The Indonesia Crypto transactions will double the taxes and remove VAT for buyers starting on 1 August.
- Crypto property in Indonesia is now classified as financial assets rather than goods.
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Indonesia will double taxes on crypto transactions for buyers starting on August 1 and eliminate the price-out tax (VAT), as on Wednesday, it is described how the country controls digital assets.
The sellers on domestic exchanges will pay 0.21% transactions tax, from 0.1%, which will increase from 0.2% to 1%, according to the new Reflection Ministry to one of those using foreign platforms.
The government is also postponing taxes on crypto mining, doubling VAT from 1.1% to 2.2% and ending 0.1% special income tax. Starting in 2026, mining investment will be tapped at standard individual or corporate rates.
Binance-supported exchange welcomes Tokocrypto regulatory changes, but requested at least one month gracie period to adapt to new rules for firms. The exchange stated that frequent enforcement on foreign platforms requires.
The tax modification follows Indonesia’s revisions from the crypto assets of Commodities to financial assets, bringing them more to the stock market equipment.
Indonesia has developed in one of the largest crypto markets in Southeast Asia, with more than 20 million users and total transactions, except for the previous year figure except for 650 trillion rupees (about $ 40 billion).
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