France committee backs stablecoin swap tax in 2027 budget bill
France's National Assembly Finance Committee approved a plan to tax crypto swaps into fiat-pegged stablecoins from 1 Jan 2027, alongside an exit tax on unrealised gains.
Why it matters: The votes signal that France could tax stablecoin conversions and unrealised gains, changing how crypto holders there are treated from 2027.
Key points
- Amendment I-CF1826, from MP Nicolas Sansu, makes conversions into fiat-pegged stablecoins taxable events from 1 Jan 2027.
- An exit tax amendment adopted on Thursday covers unrealised gains when households with crypto worth over 800,000 euros ($895,000) move abroad.
France's National Assembly Finance Committee has backed a stablecoin swap tax as part of the country's 2027 budget bill. Amendment I-CF1826, submitted by French MP Nicolas Sansu and adopted on Wednesday, would treat conversions of crypto into fiat-pegged stablecoins as taxable events from 1 Jan 2027, Cointelegraph reports. The explanatory text calls the current treatment a loophole in the legislation.
The full Assembly is due to start examining the 2027 Finance Bill on Tuesday, 13 October. If the measure becomes law, investors could owe capital gains tax without cashing out into fiat.
Two further amendments were adopted. One, from MP Daniel Labaronne, would let investors carry forward realised crypto losses for 10 years. The other, adopted on Thursday, extends an exit tax to unrealised gains when taxpayers whose household crypto holdings are worth more than 800,000 euros ($895,000) move their residence abroad.
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