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V1174-25 ·1 July 2025 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Bitcoin theft may be treated as a capital loss if properly justified

A taxpayer asks whether a loss from a cyberattack on bitcoins can be deducted. The DGT responds that theft constitutes a capital loss, provided it can be properly substantiated by admissible evidence.

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2025-07-01PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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