# @LefterisJP: German crypto law draft forces CEXs to withhold 26.375% tax on sale

Source: https://x.com/lefterisjp/status/2097731251130040699?s=12
Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/LefterisJP-German-crypto-law-draft-forces-CEXs-to-withhold-26375percent-tax-on-sale?index=0x6aa1b53a696aec6d77dfbd84ea1479235486c96ece4315e574ac7e7064c14d1ca7cf769d
Submitted by tim on 2026-09-09 UTC, 3 upvotes, 0 comments

🇩🇪 It's not finalized yet but a new German crypto law draft seems to force CEXes to withhold taxes on every sale unless the user can prove cost basis (TBD how).

Say you sell 1 ETH for €2k . They withold 26.375% (25% Abgeltungsteuer + solz) × €1k = €263.75

You get €1736.25