{"id":44863,"date":"2023-03-09T23:02:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T23:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lydian.io\/?p=44863"},"modified":"2023-03-09T23:02:22","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T23:02:22","slug":"the-biden-budget-proposes-a-30-tax-on-electricity-consumption-in-crypto-mining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lydian.io\/the-biden-budget-proposes-a-30-tax-on-electricity-consumption-in-crypto-mining\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biden budget proposes a 30% tax on electricity consumption in crypto mining","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='booster-block booster-read-block'>\n                <div class=\"twp-read-time\">\n                \t<i class=\"booster-icon twp-clock\"><\/i> <span>Read Time:<\/span>1 Minute, 13 Second                <\/div>\n\n            <\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjMtMDMvMjhhYzE1MzItZWExMy00NWQ5LWE4MDEtZjNjZjc3NzQzOGE1LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>US President Joe Biden has proposed a phased introduction of a 30% tax on electrical energy prices for cryptocurrency mining in his administration's funds for fiscal yr 2024. <\/p>\n<p>A Supplementary Finances Explainer from the Division of Treasury <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/system\/files\/131\/General-Explanations-FY2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Paper<\/a> printed March 9, mentioned that any firm utilizing assets \u2014 whether or not owned or leased \u2014 \u201ccould be topic to an excise tax equal to 30 p.c of the price of electrical energy utilized in digital asset mining.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">One of many few surprises within the Biden funds.  A proposed excise tax on electrical energy consumption from crypto mining.  Introduce at 10% within the first yr and enhance to 30%. <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UPgUdr8CeG\">pic.twitter.com\/UPgUdr8CeG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Buhl (@jbuhl35) <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jbuhl35\/status\/1633924750853705729?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It proposed that the tax could be launched in tax years after 31 December 2023 and phased in at a fee of 10% per yr over a interval of three years, with the 30% ceiling being reached within the third yr.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Associated Biden to Double Capital Positive factors, Restrict Crypto Wash Gross sales: Experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Crypto miners would wish to have reporting obligations concerning the \u201cquantity and kind of electrical energy consumed and the worth of that electrical energy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crypto miners that supply their electrical energy off-grid would nonetheless be topic to the tax and would wish to estimate the price of electrical energy 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