Bitcoin: Have it or ignore it? An approach to Peruvian tax treatment of the most famous cryptocurrency in the world

The boom of cryptocurrencies as a mechanism of payment and investment has reached Peru, but our country lacks a legal regulation regarding the legal and fiscal consequences of operations with Bitcoins or other kinds of cryptocurrencies. In this article, the author elaborat...

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Autor: López Miranda, Lisset
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:Perú
Institución:Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Repositorio:Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/21278
Acceso en línea:http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/iusetveritas/article/view/21278
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Derecho Tributario
bitcoins
criptomonedas
minado
transferencia
regulación legal
valor mobiliario
dinero electrónico
intercambio de criptomonedas
tratamiento tributario
impuesto general a las ventas
impuesto a la renta
permuta
bien mueble
bien intangible
Perú
Tax Law
cryptocurrency
mining
transfer
legal regulation
securities
digital money
cryptocurrency exchanges
tax treatment
sales tax
income tax
good exchange
movable property
intangible assets
Peru
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Sumario:The boom of cryptocurrencies as a mechanism of payment and investment has reached Peru, but our country lacks a legal regulation regarding the legal and fiscal consequences of operations with Bitcoins or other kinds of cryptocurrencies. In this article, the author elaborates a legal-fiscal analysis applicable to Bitcoin-related operations in Peru: mining, exchanges for goods and services, and exchanges for other kinds of currency. The first part of this article questions the legal nature of criptocurrencies based on the Peruvian legislation in force, while also taking into account the experiences of foreign legal systems. Thus, in the second part, the author describes the fiscal implications of criptocurencies in Peru.