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Germany weighs 25% crypto tax on trading profits from 2028

The draft proposal would shift taxation to a 25% flat rate for crypto assets acquired after Jan. 1, 2027, while grandfathering earlier holdings under existing rules.

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Germany’s finance ministry is reportedly working on a plan to tax cryptocurrency trading profits at a 25% flat rate starting in 2028, a move that would depart from current German rules that can make long held crypto gains tax free after a 12 month holding period, according to Cointelegraph.

Cointelegraph reports that a draft proposal seen by Die Welt would apply to all crypto assets acquired after Jan. 1, 2027, with grandfathering protections for digital assets bought before the deadline so they may be taxed under the older framework.

The reporting also says Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil previously outlined the overhaul and that Germany expects an additional 2 billion euros, about $2.3 billion, in revenue from crypto taxation.

Cointelegraph adds that it reached out to the finance ministry for more details on the draft law.

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