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V1149-18 8 May 2018 · SG de Tributación de las Operaciones Financieras Criterion in force
IRPF · monedas virtuales

Trading between different virtual currencies and selling them for euros creates capital gains or losses

The consultant asked whether trading one cryptocurrency for another and subsequently selling it for euros was taxable. The DGT responds that trading between different virtual currencies constitutes a swap that generates a capital gain or loss.

The question raised

Question posed For the purposes of the taxpayer's Personal Income Tax, the following is posed:

The DGT's ruling

The exchange of one virtual currency for another different one constitutes a barter that generates a capital gain or loss. The quantification of said barter is carried out by the difference between the acquisition value of the currency ceded and the higher of its market value or the market value of the currency received. For subsequent transfers, the acquisition value shall be the transfer value of the barter. The sale of virtual currencies in exchange for euros also generates capital gains or losses.

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