Currency difference gained from foreign currency securities transactions may become exempt from income (profit) tax.
Currency difference gained from foreign currency securities transactions may become exempt from income (profit) tax. National Association of Stock Market Traders (hereinafter – the Association) has elaborated draft amendments to the RF Tax Code, exempting individuals and companies from taxation of income (profit) gained from securities transactions made in foreign currency received as a result of currency fluctuations. The Association proposes that the difference between the income and the expenses expressed in foreign currency, re-calculated into rubles under the RF Central Bank rate at the date of gaining the income, shall be subject to taxation.