Lawyers warn of Facebook's Libra tax risks in Europe - 0 views
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John Kiff on 07 Jul 19European Libra users will have to treat their Libra holdings as an asset for capital gains tax purposes - and for the UK, HMRC confirms that, as a basket of currencies, Libra doesn't qualify as a currency itself. "The problem would potentially be even more serious with no annual capital gains exemption in France, Italy or Spain and a much smaller €600 limit in Germany."