A new tax rule from Washington threatened to lay a bomb among companies that have large amounts of Bitcoin (BTC). But the US Department of Finance has now given clarity that causes great relief in the crypto sector.
No tax on unrealized Bitcoin Winst
The US Department of Finance and the IRS tax authorities have confirmed that unrealized profits on digital assets do not fall under the Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax (CAMT).
What is camt?
CamT is a relatively new rule. In 2023, a minimum load of fifteen percent was introduced for companies with an annual turnover of more than 1 billion dollars. The aim is to prevent large, profitable companies from paying hardly any taxes through tax tricks.
The IRS published two guidelines that are providing companies for the time being. This concerns Notice 2025-46 and 2025-49. It stipulates that the CAMT does not take into account fluctuations in the value of digital assets as long as there is no sale.
With this confirmation, months of uncertainty among accountants and companies that wondered or would also be taxed on crypto. The new guideline makes clear: only realized profits count. Taxes are therefore only levied as soon as companies actually sell their bitcoin.
Big profit for companies with Bitcoin reserves
The decision is especially important for companies with large stocks of digital assets. In total, public companies have around 1.04 million bitcoin. The vast majority of this is in the hands of American companies, which will be satisfied with this development.
Strategy has the largest reserve of all consisting of 640,031 BTC, good for nearly $ 77 billion. Michael Saylor’s company threatened to be confronted with a paper tax assessment of billions of dollars.
After all, the Bitcoin course rose by around 29 percent since January 1. Thanks to the clarity from the Ministry of Finance, companies such as Strategy can now breathe relieved.
According to analyst Peter Duan, the importance of the new tax directive is heavily underestimated. The positive news not only gives companies with Bitcoin reserves breathing space, but also the confidence to expand their positions and to hold on for longer. In the long term, this can cause extra upward pressure on the BTC course.
Source: https://newsbit.nl/vs-zet-streep-door-belasting-op-bitcoin-boekwinsten-meevaller-voor-bedrijven/
