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Rio de Janeiro to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments for Taxes Next Year

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Rio de Janeiro to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments for Taxes Next Year


Rio de Janeiro, one of the most iconic cities of the South American continent, has announced it will allow its citizens to pay taxes with cryptocurrencies. This makes it the first city in the country to do so, recognizing there is a boom in the cryptocurrency market. These actions form part of a plan that sees the city investing some of its funds in crypto assets in the future. Rio de Janeiro Will Expand Its Tax Payment Options


The city of Rio de Janeiro revealed a plan to introduce cryptocurrencies in its payment options for taxes. At a recent event where the mayor of the city, Eduardo Paes, was present, officers of the municipality announced the plan to start collecting cryptocurrencies for a municipal tax called the IPTU starting next year. This tax has to do with the properties of citizens and their value, and it is collected by the municipality.


The initiative makes Rio de Janeiro the first city in Brazil to enable cryptocurrency payments for taxes. According to a press release, to complete this goal, the city will have to rely on third-party companies that will process the payments and convert them to fiat money. In this way, the city will only receive Brazilian reals while enabling users to pay with crypto.


On this new proposal, Mayor Eduardo Paes stated:


Our effort here is to make it clear that in the city of Rio we have official initiatives that recognize this market. Now those who invest in cryptocurrency and live in the city of Rio will be able to spend this asset here paying official tax in the city of Rio. And we’re going to move forward quickly. Plans for the Future


However, the city’s plan for cryptocurrency integration does not stop there. According to Pedro Paulo, secretary of Finance and Planning for Rio, the city has plans to include more services under this new payment system. Paulo stated:


In the future, this may be extended to services such as taxi rides, for example. Going further, we will use these crypto assets to stimulate the arts, culture, and tourism, through NFTs, and create a solid and responsible governance policy to evaluate the realization of crypto investments.


For this last goal, the city of Rio will create a new institution, the Municipal Committee for Crypto Investments, that will study the best way to put some city funds into cryptocurrencies, being compliant with all the laws of public spending in the country. The city had announced this plan in January, stating that 1% of the city’s funds would be put in crypto at that time. Tags in this story Brazil, Cryptocurrencies, Eduardo Paes, IPTU, rio de janeiro, Taxes


What do you think of Rio de Janeiro accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for municipal taxes? Tell us in the comments section below. Sergio Goschenko


Sergio is a cryptocurrency journalist based in Venezuela. He describes himself as late to the game, entering the cryptosphere when the price rise happened during December 2017. Having a computer engineering background, living in Venezuela, and being impacted by the cryptocurrency boom at a social level, he offers a different point of view about crypto success and how it helps the unbanked and underserved. Former Exchange CEO Mark Karpeles Reveals Plans to Airdrop NFTs to Mt Gox Customers NEWS | 44 mins ago An In-Depth Look at Satoshi Island — A Crypto-Centric Residential Community in Vanuatu Where Land Titles Are NFTs NEWS | 5 hours ago


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