Key Highlights
- Bulgaria will require crypto companies to share detailed user and transaction data with tax authorities.
- The new rules aim to help EU tax authorities fight crypto tax evasion and avoidance.
- South Korea is considering delaying its planned crypto income tax from 2027 to 2030.
Bulgaria has approved new rules that will give tax officials access to detailed information about people using crypto assets.
The National Assembly passed the changes on September 9, requiring crypto-asset companies to share user and transaction records with the National Revenue Agency as part of new rules linked to European Union tax reporting.
Bulgaria approves new crypto reporting rules
The bill was approved during its second and final reading with 149 votes in favour, no votes against and 10 abstentions in Bulgaria’s 240-seat parliament. The changes were introduced by the Cabinet and are meant to bring two European directives into Bulgarian law.
Under the new rules, companies that deal with crypto assets will have to register and provide information to the National Revenue Agency.
This means authorities will be able to get a clearer picture of who is using crypto services and what kind of activity is taking place through them.
The information will include a user’s name, address, date and place of birth, tax residence and tax identification number. Companies will also have to give details about the crypto assets involved in transactions, transfers and exchanges carried out by their users.
Crypto transactions will also be reported
The reporting will go beyond simply identifying users. Crypto companies will have to provide the total gross amount received from transactions and the number of crypto-asset units traded.
They will also report purchases and sales of crypto assets made with regular currencies, as well as transactions carried out only between crypto assets.
Europe steps up crypto tax reporting
The rules are part of a wider European effort to make it harder for people to hide taxable crypto income.
Under the European directives, tax authorities in EU member states and partner countries will be able to exchange information about people trading crypto assets.
Under the new framework, reporting crypto-asset service providers will collect information on reportable transactions and submit it to national tax authorities, which can then exchange relevant data with the taxpayer’s country of residence.
EU member states were required to transpose the relevant provisions by December 31, 2025. Bulgaria’s legislation comes after the EU’s transposition deadline.
South Korea takes a different route
The move comes as other countries are also working out how to handle crypto taxes. For instance, South Korea is taking a different path, with People Power Party lawmaker Jeong Seong-guk proposing to delay the country’s planned crypto income tax from January 2027 to January 2030.
Under South Korea’s current plan, income from transferring or lending virtual assets such as Bitcoin and Ether would be treated as “other income.” Annual gains above 2.5 million won, about $1,800, would face a combined 22% tax, made up of a 20% national income tax and a 2% local income tax.
Jeong’s proposal would give lawmakers and authorities more time to review the country’s virtual asset tax system and strengthen investor protections. However, the South Korean government has continued to support the planned January 1, 2027 start date.
Bulgaria’s approach is focused first on information. By requiring crypto companies to collect and report user and transaction details, the country is putting a stronger reporting system around crypto activity while tax authorities across Europe increase cooperation on crypto-related information.
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