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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3019 into law yesterday, making Illinois the first state in the country to impose a transaction-based tax on crypto. This move drew swift condemnation from crypto industry groups who had urged him to strike the provision before his pen hit the paper.<\/p>\n

The Digital Asset Privilege Tax Act, tucked inside a 1,624-page revenue bill that forms part of Illinois\u2019 $55.9 billion fiscal year 2027 budget<\/a>, levies a 0.2% charge on the value of any digital asset involved in an exchange, transfer, custody, or wallet service conducted on behalf of an Illinois customer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tax<\/a> takes effect January 1, 2027, and is projected to generate roughly $60 million annually \u2014 a fraction of the more than $800 million in new revenue the broader budget package is expected to produce.<\/p>\n

A \u2018chilling effect\u2019 for crypto<\/h2>\n

Unlike capital gains or income taxes<\/a>, Illinois\u2019 new levy does not wait for a profit. It fires on the act of transacting itself \u2014 regardless of whether the customer made money. No comparable state financial transaction tax exists anywhere in the country for stocks, bonds, or derivatives.<\/p>\n

The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI), a global industry alliance, called<\/a> the measure \u201cthe most punitive digital asset tax in the country\u201d and warned it would create \u201ca profound chilling effect on digital asset activity in Illinois.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miles Jennings, Head of Policy and General Counsel at a16z Crypto, went further, comparing<\/a> the tax to charging customers extra for receiving an email rather than a letter \u2014 singling out the technology used to deliver a transaction rather than the substance of the transaction itself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CCI\u2019s letter to Pritzker made the same point, arguing that an investor who holds a stock, bond, or derivative on paper faces no equivalent levy, while the same instrument triggers a tax the moment it moves on a blockchain.<\/p>\n

The law places collection duties on digital asset brokers \u2014 covering exchanges, custodians, wallet providers, and firms that transmit assets between accounts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Out-of-state brokers are pulled in once their annual receipts from Illinois customers reach $100,000. Brokers must register with the Illinois Department of Revenue before January 1, 2027, file monthly reports, and list the tax as a separate line item on customer bills.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Failure to register is no administrative slip \u2014 unregistered brokers face Class 3 felony charges, carrying prison sentences of two to five years and fines up to $25,000.<\/p>\n

Chicago is home to prominent crypto and trading firms, including Bitnomial \u2014 operator of the first U.S. leveraged retail spot crypto exchange \u2014 and Jump Crypto.\u00a0 Industry groups fear firms will relocate to more hospitable states, draining Illinois of the very investment and talent the sector has concentrated in the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CCI argued the law arrived at the worst possible moment, as digital asset businesses are already navigating marketplace disruptions stemming<\/a> from implementation of Illinois\u2019 own Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act.<\/p>\n

The crypto tax is not the only provision in SB 3019 inviting a courtroom challenge<\/a>. There was also uproar over accompanying social media and digital advertising taxes in the same bill, citing federal preemption and First Amendment concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This post Crypto Industry Slams Illinois\u2019 New Digital Asset Tax as \u2018Most Punitive\u2019 in U.S.<\/a> first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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