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Tax on income from Forex trading

MK
2025-03-20

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Hello fellow dexxter entrepreneurs

I have recently been looking into Forex trading and have a demo running that trades via an EA bot.

Due to the success of the bot ($150 – $500 per day profit), I would like to know more about taxes on speculative income.

Online information about tax rates seems “clear”:

  • Various types of income are taxed at 33%.

  • If trading takes on a professional form, it counts as professional income and is taxed progressively.

Now, the conflicting messages about what counts as profit are:Profit is simply the amount that is returned to an account in excess of the initial investment and any costs. So the net proceeds of profit and loss trades – investment.Regardless of the investment, every profit trade will be taxed at xx%, loss trades are not taken into account.

  • The net proceeds/loss from profit and loss trades are taken into account for tax purposes; in the event of a loss, this results in a reduction in the personal taxes to be paid.

  • So, something to do with trees and a forest.

    Hopefully someone can help me further with better sources or experience.

    Thanks in advance.

    Kind regards,

    Marc

    Dear Marc,

    I have the same question about what is currently the most correct method. But to keep everything workable, I am going to use the difference between investment and refund.

    I cannot find any really clear regulations either.

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