{"id":74250,"date":"2026-06-19T09:27:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-greenlights-crypto-tax-of-0-2-on-every-transfer-starting-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T09:27:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T09:27:55","slug":"illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-greenlights-crypto-tax-of-0-2-on-every-transfer-starting-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-greenlights-crypto-tax-of-0-2-on-every-transfer-starting-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Governor JB Pritzker Greenlights Crypto Tax of 0.2% on Every Transfer Starting 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"@container mb-[25px] rounded-sm overflow-clip py-0.5 pr-0.5 pl-2.5 bg-success-100\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-m overflow-clip rounded-[6px] !bg-success-10 p-3 @[420px]:p-m\">\n<h2 class=\"m-0 flex items-center gap-s text-[19px] !text-[#1c1c1c] md:text-[20px]\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 10\" fill=\"none\" class=\"shrink-0 text-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M1 1.5h14\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><path d=\"M1 8.5h10\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Key Takeaways<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"m-0 flex list-none flex-col gap-m pl-0\">\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">Illinois\u2019 Digital Asset Tax Act imposes a 0.2% levy on crypto transfers effective Jan. 1, 2027, regardless of profit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The tax targets brokers earning over $100,000 from Illinois users and is projected to raise about $60 million a year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"m-0 flex items-start gap-s !text-[#434248]\"><span class=\"mt-2 size-2 shrink-0 rounded-full bg-success-100\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><span class=\"text-body\">The Crypto Council for Innovation and Illinois Blockchain Association are demanding a repeal before the 2027 start date.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">A Tax on Movement, Not Profit<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Illinois has become the latest U.S. state to write digital assets directly into its tax code. Governor JB Pritzker signed the Digital Asset Tax Act (DATA) into law in mid-June as part of the state\u2019s roughly <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.illinoispolicy.org\/pritzker-signs-55-9-billion-budget\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">$55.9 billion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> fiscal 2027 budget. The measure introduces a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">0.2% privilege tax<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> on a broad set of digital asset activities (including exchanges, transfers, custodial services, and storage) that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">In all of this, the detail that has alarmed the industry quite naturally is how the tax is calculated because, rather than taxing gains, the levy applies to the gross value of each covered transaction. A user who swaps tokens or moves assets through a covered broker would owe the charge on the full amount, even on a losing trade. <\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_824215\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-824215\" style=\"width:682px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-824215\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image source: Illinoispolicy.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">As things stand, most tax regimes only reach a profit when an asset is sold; however, Illinois\u2019 new fiscal structure taxes the transaction itself, something that touches routine activities like rebalancing one\u2019s portfolio or shifting coins between platforms.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Who Pays and How Much<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The tax falls on digital asset brokers, i.e. firms with a physical presence in Illinois or earning more than $100,000 a year from Illinois customers. Those brokers must list the charge as a separate line item on customer bills, meaning the cost is widely expected to flow through to retail users rather than be absorbed by the platforms. The Illinois Department of Revenue projects the measure will raise roughly $60 million annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The law arrives as Washington tightens its own <span>crypto<\/span> tax net, with <span>Bitcoin.com<\/span> News reporting earlier this week that a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/crypto-investors-could-lose-key-tax-advantage-under-new-house-proposal\/\">proposed <\/a>change could limit loss-harvesting strategies by extending wash sale and constructive sale rules to many digital assets (while still providing limited exemptions for certain categories of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> activity).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Tax advisers have flagged how broadly the Illinois statute could reach and accounting firm BDO described it as a potentially <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bdo.com\/insights\/tax\/illinois-enacts-potentially-wide-reaching-digital-asset-tax\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">wide-reaching digital asset tax<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:400\">, warning that its definitions could capture more activity than a conventional capital gains regime. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Out-of-state brokers could also owe the tax once they cross the $100,000 revenue threshold, raising compliance questions for national exchanges that serve Illinois residents.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Industry Pushback<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The response from advocacy groups has been swift, with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crypto<\/a> Council for Innovation and the Illinois <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/what-is-a-blockchain\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blockchain<\/a> Association both condemning the law, describing it as the \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\">most punitive digital asset tax<\/span><span style=\"font-weight:400\"> in the United States\u201d and calling for a repeal. Critics argue that taxing gross transfer value penalizes ordinary users far more heavily than active traders, since the charge applies even when no money is made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Supporters of the budget frame the levy differently, presenting it as a modest, narrowly defined revenue source within a multibillion-dollar spending plan. At 0.2%, the headline rate is small, but opponents counter that the cumulative cost mounts quickly for anyone who transacts frequently, because each transfer is taxed in full.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The debate mirrors a broader national tension over how to treat digital assets in state budgets. As more legislatures search for new revenue, the question of whether to tax <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bitcoin.com\/get-started\/a-quick-introduction-to-crypto\/\" class=\"lar_link lar_link_outgoing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crypto<\/a> like property, like a financial transaction, or like a taxable service remains unresolved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/illinois-governor-jb-pritzker-greenlights-crypto-tax-of-0-2-on-every-transfer-starting-2027\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Bitcoin News ) Key Takeaways Illinois\u2019 Digital Asset Tax Act imposes a 0.2% levy on crypto transfers effective Jan. 1, 2027, regardless of profit. The tax targets brokers earning over $100,000 from Illinois users and is projected to raise about $60 million a year. 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