In brief
- A draft bill would apply a flat 25% tax to crypto gains, plus the solidarity surcharge, from January 1, 2027.
- It would cover only assets bought after that date, with earlier holdings staying under current rules.
- Banks and platforms would withhold the tax automatically from 2028.
Germany would tax profits on crypto sales at a flat 25% regardless of how long the asset was held, under a draft bill from Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil seen by Handelsblatt. Welt reported it first on Tuesday, from a departmental draft dated mid-August.
The law would take effect on January 1, 2027, and apply only to crypto bought from that date. Anything acquired earlier stays under today’s rules, so anyone already holding Bitcoin…
