Two businesses in the United States state of Ohio have paid taxes with cryptocurrencies, state Treasurer Robert Sprague said in a forum on Feb. 19.
Ohio became the first state to allow businesses to pay taxes with cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin in November 2018.
During a forum covering policy issues facing the state, Sprague said that the treasury has only collected two receipts for tax payments using cryptocurrencies.
He did not specify the specific amount of tax payments received through cryptocurrency.
With that, Sprague emphasized that the Ohio state treasury does not manage cryptocurrency themselves, clarifying that they do not accept any other currency than the U.S. dollar.
"We will never accept won or renminbi or francs or cryptocurrency, or any other currency. You have to relieve your debts to the state of Ohio with U.S. dollars. That's what we're currently accepting. This platform just allows for that exchange, basically before that debt is settled to the state of Ohio.".
Ohio has been actively trying to attract blockchain- and cryptocurrency-related businesses to the state.
When the state passed the law allowing business to pay taxes in crypto, then state Treasurer Josh Mandel said that the legislation "Plants a flag" in Ohio in terms of national cryptocurrency adoption.
On Feb. 21, the County Auditors' Association of Ohio announced the formation of a working group to explore the benefits of blockchain in terms of real estate transactions and transfer of land titles across multiple counties.
In early December, Cointelegraph reported that Ohio-based funds plan on investing more than $300 million in blockchain startups through 2021, namely to startups developing blockchain applications for local business, government, welfare projects, and others.
Two Companies Used Crypto to Pay Taxes in Ohio, Says State Treasurer
Published on Feb 22, 2019
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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