Finland recognises Bitcoin services as VAT exempt

Joe Stanley-Smith

November 14 2014

Finland has gone against the conventional EU approach to the treatment of Bitcoin, classifying services around the cryptocurrency as financial services, and therefore VAT exempt.

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Joe manages ITR’s online and print coverage, and the publication’s events worldwide. He covers a range of tax issues affecting multinational corporations, particularly indirect tax matters and case studies.

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