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Buenos Aires Enables Crypto Payments for City Taxes as 'BA Cripto' Reforms Roll Out

Officials say the shift aims to draw crypto businesses by simplifying compliance.

Jorge Macri  en el bar The Slow Kale, en Colegiales, uno de los comercios de la Ciudad que acepta pagos con cripto.  Foto GCBA.
El nuevo nomenclador también permitirá identificar a los Proveedores de Servicios de Activos Virtuales (PSAV) y excluirlos de ciertos regímenes de recaudación bancaria del impuesto sobre los Ingresos Brutos
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Criptomoneda Monero.

Overview

  • Residents can now use cryptocurrencies to pay ABL and Patentes, renew driver licenses, and settle traffic fines via the city's QR system.
  • The government formalized a new economic-activity category for crypto trading in its registry, clarifying tax classification for workers and companies.
  • Virtual asset service providers are being excluded from bank withholding regimes for Ingresos Brutos to avoid automatic retentions that constrain working capital.
  • City leaders proposed taxing crypto buy-sell operations on the price difference rather than gross turnover, a change that still requires further steps.
  • An aggregator to accept payments from any wallet is under development, with the rollout presented in Colegiales to industry leaders as the city cited strong local crypto usage.