Ukraine regulator drafting crypto tax rules

The resounding calls for crypto regulations have led to creating a special council under Ukraine’s securities (NSSMC). The new council is set to coordinate and draft crypto taxation regulations according to the release by the authority.

The National Securities and Stock Market Commission of Ukraine (NSSMC)  is Ukraine’s foremost regulatory watchdog, created on June 12, 1995, to carry out holistic supervision of the Ukrainian capital markets in a way that will ensure its stability, competitiveness, development, and user protection. 

How the Advisory Board intends to take on issues associated with crypto taxation in Ukraine

As part of NSSMC’s core mandate, the regulatory body has arranged an advisory council solely responsible for the continuous development of all laws concerning digital assets. 

Authorities in Kyiv over the weekend stated that the new board is expected to first re-amend the existing nation’s tax code to accommodate the specifics of taxing crypto transactions. 

This new development is a manifestation of the series of Ukrainian legislation on “digital belongings.” This legislation has been on since September 2021 and was eventually signed by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in March 2022. 

So what happens going forward? 

Based on the NSSMC guidelines, the council will draft amendments to the VA legislation. The legislation will be finalized taking into cognizance the provisions of the European markets in the Crypto Belongings (MiCA) framework, the crypto information outlet Forklog famous in a report.

The optimism for a successful outing is high because the board is expected to deploy the highest level of experience and expertise in deploying all the initiatives and options that will make crypto regulations easy. 

Compositions of the board

The new board will comprise representatives and individuals of other regulatory bodies with profound experience in related regulatory services. 

The board emphasized that:

“The opinion of all events to the method is necessary and attention-grabbing for the Fee, so it’s prepared for an open and constructive dialogue.”

Recall that despite the ongoing hostilities between Ukraine and Russia, Ukraine has been counting on crypto donations to fund all its protection and humanitarian efforts. It even became regional chief in the phases of crypto adoption sometime in February. 

Before the war, Alexander Bornyakov, deputy minister at the  Ministry of Digital Transformation, sometime in 2021, expressed what he thinks about the future of crypto and Ukraine. 

He said. 

“The big idea is to become one of the top jurisdictions in the world for crypto companies. We believe this is the new economy, this is the future, and we believe this is something that is going to boost our economy.”