- Swedish Tax Agency issued a statement clarifying VAT rules for NFTs with linked digital works
- 25% general tax rate applies to NFTs with linked digital works
- NFT includes ownership of both digital work and NFT itself
- Transfer of NFT considered transfer of both NFT and digital work for tax purposes
- Transactions involving NFTs with digital works treated as electronic services for VAT if buyer is in Sweden
- Reduced tax rate of 12% for sales of works of art only applies to physical works, not NFTs
Source: news.bloombergtax.com
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