新加坡：立法加强监管比特币交易

　　今年1月，新加坡国内税务局在发给新加坡比特币中介商Coin Republic的文件中称，针对在新加坡境内从事比特币买卖交易的公司，会根据其销售收益征收一定的税收，但如果比特币被当做公司的投资组合而用于长期投资的话，那么所得收益则无需缴税。新加坡国内税务局还指出，如果机构或个人从比特币交易中直接获益，那么就应该缴纳商品服务税，这也就意味着比特币已经作为一种实物或服务的支付方式而被新加坡政府所认可。

In January of this year, the Singapore Internal Revenue Service, in a document sent to Coin Republic, Singapore’s Bitcoin intermediary, stated that companies trading in bitcoin in Singapore would be taxed on the proceeds of their sales, but that the proceeds would not be taxed if Bitcoin were to be used as a company’s portfolio for long-term investments. The Singapore Internal Revenue Service also stated that if an agency or individual benefited directly from Bitcoin, it would pay a tax on goods and services, which would mean that Bitcoin had been accepted by the Singapore government as a way of paying in kind or service.

　　与此同时，新加坡并没有放松对比特币的监管。新加坡金融管理局13日宣布，将立法规范比特币等虚拟货币的交易行为，以防范虚拟货币交易中的洗黑钱和恐怖主义融资风险。新加坡金管局表示，在新加坡从事虚拟货币的中介商，包括比特币交易商和兑换机的经营商，必须确认顾客的身份与资料，若发现可疑人物，须向商业事务局举报。新加坡金管局同时指出，由于虚拟货币并非金融产品，也不是法定货币，它的投资者并不享受相关法律保障。对此，有观点认为，新加坡政府承认比特币交易合法，并通过立法比较清晰地划定和规范比特币的交易，为比特币的发展带来了积极作用。

At the same time, Singapore’s Financial Authority announced on 13 that it would legislate to regulate transactions in virtual currencies, such as bitcoin, to protect against the risk of money-laundering and terrorist financing in virtual currency transactions. The Singapore Monetary Authority has stated that intermediaries in virtual currency in Singapore, including Bitcoin dealers and exchange rate operators, must identify customers and information and report suspicious individuals to the Bureau of Commerce. The Singapore Monetary Authority has also stated that its investors do not enjoy the relevant legal safeguards, since virtual currency is neither a financial product nor a legal currency.

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♪ Subject: Singapore: Legislative strengthening of regulation