Distinguished Research Professor and Shackelford Distinguished Professor in Taxation Law Emeritus, Walter Hellerstein, participated in a presentation on emerging policy options concerning the VAT/GST treatment of crypto-assets trade. This event took place during a meeting of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development’s Working Party No. 9 on Consumption Taxes held in Paris, France.
Hellerstein co-presented on this topic as part of ongoing discussions about how to handle the taxation of digital currencies and related assets under value-added tax (VAT) and goods and services tax (GST) systems.
The meeting gathered experts to explore various approaches to effectively address the complexities associated with taxing crypto-assets within international trade frameworks.