The Biden administration’s budget said modernizing tax rules to include digital assets will bring the government $4.9 billion in revenue in 2023.
The US government’s fiscal 2023 budget includes about $11 billion in revenue over the next decade from modernizing rules on digital assets.
According to US President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget released by the White House on Monday, changing tax rules on digital assets will reduce the deficit by $10.9 billion from 2023 to 2032. White House said it would “modernize the rules” to include certain taxpayers who declare possessions. of digital assets in foreign accounts, amending market adjustment rules to include digital assets, and requiring financial institutions and cryptocurrency exchanges to report additional information. In addition, it proposed to “treat bond lending as tax-exempt to include other asset classes and address income inclusion.”
The Biden administration has estimated that modernizing tax rules to include digital assets will bring the government $4.9 billion in revenue in 2023. In addition, the budget included $52 million to combat the “misuse of cryptocurrencies,” expanding the Department of Justice’s ability to deal with cyber threats. for the United States. The funding will provide the government agency with “more agents, improved response capabilities, and enhanced intelligence collection and analysis capabilities.”
President Biden said his administration is on track to reduce the US deficit by more than $1.3 trillion by 2022. Among the president’s proposals to increase government revenue is one that calls for a tax rate above 20% of income for American families worth more than $100 million, about 0.01% of households, according to the White House.
Under the leadership of @POTUS, America is on the move again.
-We created more than 6.5 million jobs in 2021.
-Our economy had the highest growth in almost 40 years.
-The unemployment rate dropped to 3.8%.
-And the deficit fell last year by more than $350 billion. pic.twitter.com/lkiH9pZvTb
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 28, 2022The proposed budget followed Biden signing an executive order on March 9 establishing a regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. The order will require government agencies to explore the potential launch of a digital dollar, as well as coordinate and consolidate policy into a federal framework for cryptocurrencies.
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The current administration in the US has now considered cryptocurrencies both in their budget estimates and in a regulatory framework. However, the world’s largest democracy recently voted to establish a framework on digital assets through tax policy. On Friday, Indian lawmakers passed a finance bill that included an amendment to a 30% tax on digital assets and non-fungible token transactions. In addition, the framework will not allow deductions for business losses when calculating revenue.