Germany’s Finance Ministry drafted a bill applying a flat 25% tax on crypto gains from assets acquired after Jan. 1, 2027, with automatic platform withholding to begin in 2028.
Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance has drafted legislation that would end the country’s current tax exemption on cryptocurrency gains for assets held for at least one year. Under the proposal, profits from crypto sales would instead be taxed at a flat 25% rate. The rules would apply only to assets acquired on or after Jan. 1, 2027.
German news outlet Welt first reported the draft on Sept. 9 based on a departmental document dated mid-August 2026, and Handelsblatt separately confirmed the proposal. Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil authored the…
