Bitcoin mining company Hive files complaint with European Commission over Swedish VAT dispute.

According to TechFlow, on September 25, Bitcoin.com reported that Bitcoin mining company Hive Digital Technologies has been in dispute with the Swedish Tax Agency over the VAT classification of cryptocurrency mining, and the relevant issues have been submitted to the European Commission.

The Swedish Tax Agency has reclassified Hive’s local subsidiary’s operations as “self-mining” and retroactively revoked its eligibility for input VAT deductions. Hive maintains that its core business involves providing computing power services to clients under contract, which should be classified as taxable services. As Swedish courts declined to refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) for adjudication, Hive has turned to the European Commission for intervention.