According to data from CoinLedger, Florida has been deemed the “best state” for cryptocurrency taxation in the US, while New York has been ranked as the worst state.Florida was found to have the best crypto taxes in a study published on January 22. The study’s findings were attributed to the state’s lack of an income tax and its crypto-friendly regulatory rules, which include a pilot program that allows firms to pay state fees in cryptocurrency.
State income tax rates, cryptocurrency regulations, and leadership remarks on the subject of cryptocurrencies were all calculated when the study came to a close.Following Florida were Texas and Wyoming, which have zero percent state income tax, pro-crypto laws, and permit banks to act as cryptocurrency custodians.As the first state to forbid local governments from taxing the use of blockchain technology, Nevada was ranked as the fourth best state for cryptocurrency taxes in 2017. It also has no state income tax on cryptocurrency.Arizona ranked fifth with a flat tax of 2.5% on cryptocurrency received as income. It was also among the first states to make it clear that airdrops are state-level tax-free.
David Kemmerer, the CEO of CoinLedger, highlighted that it’s “crucial” for investors to understand local tax policies saying, “some crypto investors will lose thousands of dollars of profits due to their state’s tax rates.”
New York, on the other hand, was found to have the worst bitcoin tax, with an income tax rate of 10.9% and the BitLicense regulatory framework as a cherry on top. The second worst state was California.California’s sliding income tax system, with rates ranging from 1% to 13.3%, applies to cryptocurrency received as income within the state.It also intends to develop regulations modeled after BitLicense’s implementation in New York.
After California and New York, Hawaii, Massachusetts, and New Jersey had income taxes of 11%, 5-9%, and 1.4% to 10.75%, respectively.Furthermore, Hawaii mandates that all exchanges operating within the state obtain a Money Transmitter Licence, which requires fiat reserves to support the value.However, on January 17, the U.S. tax authority, the International Revenue Service (IRS), relaxed several of its regulations regarding cryptocurrency taxes.Until the tax agency produces a new framework, it now plans to exempt enterprises from reporting cryptocurrency transactions over $10,000.