{"id":582172,"date":"2024-10-01T08:45:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=582172"},"modified":"2024-10-01T08:45:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T08:45:09","slug":"ohio-crypto-bill-would-allow-citizens-to-pay-taxes-using-bitcoin-and-other-digital-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/ohio-crypto-bill-would-allow-citizens-to-pay-taxes-using-bitcoin-and-other-digital-assets","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Crypto Bill Would Allow Citizens To Pay Taxes Using Bitcoin And Other Digital Assets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pro-crypto Ohio senator Niraj Antani introduced a new bill that will allow citizens of the state to pay local and state taxes and fees using cryptocurrencies such as <\/span>Bitcoin<\/span><\/a> (BTC).<\/span><\/p>\n

“Cryptocurrency is not just the future, but it’s the present of our 21st-century economy,” Antani said in a Sept. 30 post on X. He said the recent bill is part of his effort to “encourage innovation and free enterprise in Ohio.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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New Ohio Crypto Tax Bill In Review<\/span><\/h2>\n

The timeline for the new bill to potentially come into effect is not yet clear. It is currently awaiting committee assignment and review. Before the bill makes its way to the governor’s desk, it will also require a full vote of Ohio’s bicameral legislature.<\/span><\/p>\n

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TODAY: I introduced a bill the legalize the use of cryptocurrency to pay state and local taxes and fees. Cryptocurrency is not just the future — it’s the present. I’m proud to be the most pro-cryptocurrency Member of the Ohio Senate. READ: pic.twitter.com\/9lpYdkoGWT<\/a><\/p>\n

— Niraj Antani (@NirajAntani) September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n