Introduced in the Finance Act 2023 by an amendment of the Income Tax Act, inserting Section 12F.
Digital asset tax shall be payable on income derived from the transfer or exchange of digital assets.
The owner of a platform facilitating the exchange or transfer shall deduct the digital asset tax and remit ,within five working days after making the deduction ,to the Commissioner.
Digital asset is any digital representation of value, including but not limited to:
- Anything of value that is not tangible and cryptocurrencies, token code, number held in digital form and generated through cryptographic means or otherwise, by whatever name called, providing a digital representation of value exchanged with or without consideration that can be transferred, stored or exchanged electronically;
- Anon-fungible token or any other token of similar nature, by whatever name called.
Income derived from transfer or exchange of a digital asset” means the gross fair market value consideration received or receivable at the point of exchange or transfer of a digital asset.