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V2232-25 ·24 November 2025 ·consulta-vinculante Medium impact
Tax

Ownership-based crypto trading not considered economic activity

The consultant asks whether buying and swapping cryptocurrencies via automation constitutes economic activity for income tax purposes and whether registration in the IAE is required. The DGT responds that, when operating with own funds without providing services to third parties, there is no organisation of production means or human resources that qualifies the activity as economic.

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2025-11-24PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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