Normas contábeis para o Bitcoin

The Australian government’s financial reporting standards agency is pushing for international action in the area of digital currencies.

The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB), a government agency tasked with overseeing the country’s reporting standards, has published a new position paper ahead of a December meeting of members from the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). In sum, the paper argues that a more defined standard is needed both for digital currencies as well as other kinds of intangible assets.

The question of accounting standards has come up in the past, but the AASB’s paper might be one of the more consequential to date. Its release comes amid a controversial move by the Internal Revenue Service, the top US tax agency, to seek user records from digital currency exchange Coinbase.

According to the AASB paper, “clear” guidance is needed by accountants working with individuals or companies that handle digital currencies.

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