Article 48-2Calculation of Costs of Crypto-Assets Transferred and Valuation Methods
第四十八条の二(暗号資産の譲渡原価等の計算及びその評価の方法)
In the calculation of the amount that, pursuant to the provisions of Article 37, paragraph (1) (Necessary Expenses), is included, in association with the crypto-assets (meaning crypto-assets as prescribed in Article 2, paragraph (14) (Definitions) of the Payment Services Act (Act No. 59 of 2009); hereinafter the same applies in this Article) of a Resident, in the necessary expenses that are used to calculate the Resident's business income or miscellaneous income, the value of crypto-assets held by the Resident on December 31 of the relevant year which is used as the basis for that calculation is the amount of money assessed based on the valuation method that the Resident has selected for crypto-assets (or based on the valuation method prescribed by Cabinet Order, if the Resident does not select a valuation method or if the value is not assessed based on the selected valuation method).
Cabinet Order provides for the types of selectable valuation methods referred to in the preceding paragraph, the way of selecting a valuation method, and other necessary particulars concerning the valuation of crypto-assets.