- South Korean tax authorities exclude crypto assets held in cold and non-custodial wallets from overseas financial account reporting.
- The law introduced in 2023 requires South Koreans to report crypto assets exceeding 500 million won held in foreign accounts.
- Crypto assets held in centralized exchanges must still be reported to authorities.
Tax authorities in South Korea have excluded crypto assets stored in non-custodial and decentralized wallets from overseas financial account reporting, according to Korean crypto news outlet Digital Asset.
The update from the authorities gives clarity on the recently introduced financial account reporting for crypto assets. Notably, the much-needed clarification means assets held in self-custody wallets like Ledger and Metamask are excluded from the reporting.
In an earlier statement, the South Korea National Tax Service confirmed, “If you hold virtual assets through a non-custodial, decentralized virtual asset wallet, you are not subject to foreign account reporting pursuant to Article 53 of the ‘Act on International Tax Adjustment.’”
The law, which took effect in 2023, requires South Korean crypto users t…
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