Title: UK legislation bitcoin Post by: murdof on June 04, 2014, 09:08:16 AM Hi guys,
Need help with the following scenario: I have two miners hosted that I have bought personally with my money. I have paid for the miners and the hosting in bitcoins. I have an account with bitstamp so I can transfer the money to any SEPA account. I have a UK startup company. My question is the following: Can I transfer the bitcoins using bitstamp to the UK company? How would I declare this income for the company in order for it to be legit? Do I have to show some proof I own the miners or that I have paid for the hosting? Title: Re: UK legislation bitcoin Post by: ENEWIT on June 04, 2014, 07:18:53 PM I would advise to find a qualified lawyer in the field of information technology, rather than seek an answer on the forum
Title: Re: UK legislation bitcoin Post by: bitcoinsolicitor on June 04, 2014, 10:58:43 PM I would advise to find a qualified lawyer in the field of information technology, rather than seek an answer on the forum I am a lawyer in London. If you require any legal advice please email info(at)selachii.co.uk or call +44 (0) 20 7792 5649. www.bitcoinsolicitor.com Title: Re: UK legislation bitcoin Post by: ganabb on June 06, 2014, 09:00:06 AM That is money's worth includes vouchers, goods, etc. - effectively anything that has value - and so Bitcoins seem to quite easily fall in that category.
Title: Re: UK legislation bitcoin Post by: runam0k on June 06, 2014, 09:51:34 AM If the purpose is simply to give the company bitcoins, I would think it could be recorded as a gift.
If you are talking about transferring the mining operation to the company, then some sort of start-up loan seems more appropriate (enabling the company to buy the assets). Title: Re: UK legislation bitcoin Post by: blatchcorn on June 06, 2014, 11:03:30 AM If the purpose is simply to give the company bitcoins, I would think it could be recorded as a gift. This seems very logical.If you are talking about transferring the mining operation to the company, then some sort of start-up loan seems more appropriate (enabling the company to buy the assets). |