Author Archives: Darren Marchal

The 1% tax that has India’s cryptocurrency industry predict

When India’s government unveiled a plan to tax crypto assets in February, it was the 30% rate on income from digital-asset investments that grabbed headlines. But it’s a different levy that has the industry warning of a potentially destabilizing liquidity crunch. Along with the capital gains charge, the finance ministry announced a 1% tax deductible…

An Employer’s Guide To Filing An IR330C The Bottom Line 

As an employer, aside from paying your employees their salary and wages, part of your managerial responsibility also includes deducting and paying your employees’ pay-as-you-earn (PAYE) tax on their behalf. While this has been the standard for companies employing full-time and regular staff, the process for hiring independent contractors, freelancers, and self-employed individuals may be…

Hacker steals $625 mn in crypto from Blockchain platform Ronin

In one of the largest decentralised finance (DeFi) breaches yet, a hacker has stolen cryptocurrencies worth $625 million from Ronin, a Blockchain platform behind popular non-fungible token (NFT) game Axie Infinity. The Blockchain platform and Axie Infinity operator Sky Mavis admitted the security breach, saying that 173,600 Ethereum and 25.5M USDC (a cryptocurrency pegged to…

Can Accountants Give Financial Advice?

If you work with money, or you run a business, you may have encountered accountants and financial advisors or planners. In the financial industry, these two career paths are heavily involved in wealth management. You may have wondered whether your accountant is able to double up as a financial planner or advisor and provide you…