diff --git a/x/classictax/keeper/taxsplit.go b/x/classictax/keeper/taxsplit.go
index a7d1d76af..dcbf1a7c1 100644
--- a/x/classictax/keeper/taxsplit.go
+++ b/x/classictax/keeper/taxsplit.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	sdkerrors "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types/errors"
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/x/auth/types"
 
+	classictax "github.com/classic-terra/core/v2/x/classictax/types"
 	treasury "github.com/classic-terra/core/v2/x/treasury/types"
 )
 
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@ func (k Keeper) BurnTaxSplit(ctx sdk.Context, taxes sdk.Coins) (err error) {
 		); err != nil {
 			return sdkerrors.Wrapf(sdkerrors.ErrInsufficientFunds, err.Error())
 		}
+
+		// emit event
+		events := sdk.Events{
+			sdk.NewEvent(
+				sdk.EventTypeTx,
+				sdk.NewAttribute(classictax.AttributeKeyBurned, taxes.String()),
+			),
+		}
+		ctx.EventManager().EmitEvents(events)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/x/classictax/types/events.go b/x/classictax/types/events.go
index 1b7c9cdb8..853f10492 100644
--- a/x/classictax/types/events.go
+++ b/x/classictax/types/events.go
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package types
 
 const (
-	AttributeKeyTax = "tax"
+	AttributeKeyTax    = "tax"
+	AttributeKeyBurned = "burned"
 )