Share with friends and circle of friends with wechat scan QR code < / P > < p > Author: & nbsp; Gaoxing < / P > < p > < a target = "_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E7%89%B9%E6%96%AF%E6%8B%89 "> CEO Elon of Tesla < / a > Company · < a target ="_ blank" href=" https://news.163.com/news/search?keyword=%E9%A9%AC%E6%96%AF%E5%85%8B "> Elon Musk officially announced on his twitter account on Tuesday local time that bitcoin can be used to pay for the purchase of Tesla cars in the United States, which is another progress after Tesla announced last month that it has purchased $1.5 billion worth of bitcoin. In addition, he also said that the bitcoin car purchase money received by Tesla will not be converted into legal currency and will remain bitcoin. < / P > < p > according to the customer support page of the company's official website, customers who buy a car with bitcoin need to pay through their own bitcoin wallet. If they pay less or miss, the order will be cancelled, and other digital currencies are not supported at present. < / P > < p > as for when customers outside the United States can enjoy the service, musk said that it can be done "later this year", but he did not specify which countries or regions he would support. < / P > < p > however, it seems nice to buy a car with bitcoin, but the media also reminds us that the tax cost may not be cost-effective, because bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are classified as property according to the judgment standard of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), so both the consumption of bitcoin and the sale of bitcoin need to pay capital gains tax for the appreciation part between the purchase and sale. Ryan losi, piacik's CPA, gives an example of this: < / P > < p > for example, last year, he bought a bitcoin with $3000, and the current market price is more than $50000. If he used it to pay for a car, he would need to declare the appreciation of at least $47000 as capital gains. The IRS will determine the fair value of bitcoin on the payment date and compare it with the tax base on the date bitcoin was acquired. < / P > < p > and the applicable tax rate will depend on the time of holding bitcoin. If the currency is held for more than one year, the long-term capital gains tax should be between 0% and 20% according to the annual income. Otherwise, the short-term capital gains tax equal to the income tax rate should be paid. Unless the annual income is less than $40000, the applicable tax rate is at least 15%. According to the guidance price given by Tesla's US official website, if you buy model 3, the tax payable is at least close to US $5700 without calculating the subsidy.