On 27 June 2025, the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) published a draft to implement Directive (EU) 2023/2226 (DAC8) and at the same time opened public consultation on the draft bill.
On 7 March 2025, the Federal Ministry of Finance (MoF) published a revised circular on specific questions regarding the income tax treatment of certain crypto assets in Germany.
The Council has reached agreement on its position regarding amendments to the directive on administrative cooperation in the area of taxation. The amendments mainly concern the reporting and automatic exchange of information on revenues from transactions in crypto-assets and information on advance tax rulings for the wealthiest (high-net-worth) individuals.
The European Parliament endorsed the first EU rules to trace crypto-asset transfers, prevent money laundering, as well as common rules on supervision and customer protection.
