Slovenia proposes 25% tax on personal crypto profits

Slovenian authorities seek to put into force a 25% tax proposal targeting the profits of personal cryptography in 2026 if they are adopted.

On April 17, the Slovenian Finance Ministry subject For public discussion and comments, a proposal that seeks to impose a tax on capital gains of 25% on cryptographic assets.

The bill aims to align the taxation of cryptocurrency In the country with existing tax laws, this set to see those who have the elimination of cryptographic assets such as Bitcoin (BTC) are taxed.

According to Bloomberg LawThe tax system of Slovenia had an escape which saw the residents imposed for the income of companies linked to cryptographic trading. With this new cryptography tax Bill, the exemption enjoyed by those who buy and sell cryptocurrencies will be deleted.

Slovenian authorities clarify in the proposal that by “the elimination of a cryptographic asset”, this means any exchange of a cryptographic asset for Fiat, or the transfer of these tokens in exchange for goods or services.

It also takes into account transfers to other people. However, this does not refer to Crypto-Crypto transfers or transfers to its own portfolios.

In addition to the tax proposal on the personal gains of cryptographic assets, the Slovenian government has published an amendment to the tax law to cover derivative financial instruments.

“With the proposal, we aim to harmonize the taxation of income from similar or similar financial instruments and to ensure clear regulations for taxpayers with as little administrative burden,” said the Ministry of Finance.

The public can submit comments until May 5, 2025. If the Parliament continues the bill, it will take effect on January 1, 2026. The authorities estimate that tax revenues from 2.5 to 25 million euros with the new measures.