MicroStrategy, which holds #биткоинов worth 47 billion dollars, may face a requirement to pay tax on unrealized profits, even if it does not sell any of its bitcoins.
According to information provided by journalists from the WSJ publication, this is related to new tax rules that were introduced as part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 in the U.S. These rules require large companies to pay a minimum tax of 15% on profits reported in their financial statements.
Analysts estimate that about 18 billion dollars of MicroStrategy's 47 billion dollar assets in bitcoins represent unrealized profits. This is the difference between the purchase price of bitcoins and their current market value.
If there are no changes in tax legislation, MicroStrategy may be required to pay up to 4 billion dollars in taxes. According to the publication, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has previously made exceptions for companies holding stocks. However, cryptocurrencies are not yet included in this list.
The company's lawyers are currently actively lobbying for changes in the rules and hope for support from the new White House administration led by Donald Trump. If the regulator refuses to make an exception, the company will have to sell part of its bitcoins to pay the bills.
MicroStrategy expects the new tax to come into effect in 2026. In the meantime, the company continues to seek a revision of the rules.
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