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UK crypto tax, explained in plain English.
HMRC's guidance is written for tax professionals. These guides translate it for everyone else — in plain language, with real examples, without the jargon.
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UK Crypto Tax: The Complete Guide
EssentialEverything you need to know about how HMRC taxes cryptocurrency. Capital gains, income, reporting requirements, and deadlines.
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Do I Need to Report My Crypto to HMRC?
Not everyone with crypto needs to file. This guide helps you understand when you are required to report and when you are not.
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The UK Capital Gains Tax Allowance Explained
HMRC gives everyone an annual exempt amount. Here is how it works, what it covers, and how to use it.
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HMRC rules
HMRC Matching Rules: Same-Day, 30-Day, and Share Pool
ImportantThe order in which HMRC requires you to match sales to purchases. Getting this wrong is the most common mistake crypto investors make.
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The 30-Day Bed and Breakfasting Rule
HMRC's anti-avoidance rule for selling and repurchasing the same asset within 30 days. How it works and what it means for tax-loss harvesting.
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Section 104 Share Pool Calculations
How HMRC calculates your average cost basis across all purchases of an asset. The main method used for most disposals.
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Transaction types
Crypto Staking Tax UK
Whether staking rewards are income or capital gains depends on how you receive them. HMRC's position on staking and how to report it.
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DeFi Tax UK: Swaps, Liquidity, and Yield Farming
DeFi creates complex tax situations. This guide explains HMRC's current position on common DeFi activities.
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NFT Tax UK: Buying, Selling, and Minting
NFT transactions are treated as disposals by HMRC. This guide covers capital gains on NFT sales and income from minting.
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Crypto Mining Tax UK
Mining income is taxed as trading income or miscellaneous income depending on the scale of your operation. HMRC's guidance explained.
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Airdrops: When Are They Taxable?
Not all airdrops are taxable income. HMRC distinguishes between unsolicited airdrops and those received in exchange for something.
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Reducing your tax bill
Tax-Loss Harvesting for UK Crypto Investors
How to use losses to offset gains and reduce your tax bill. The 30-day rule limits some strategies — this guide explains what still works.
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Using Your Capital Gains Allowance Effectively
Strategies for making the most of your annual exempt amount — including timing disposals and using allowances across a household.
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Crypto Gifts and Transfers Between Spouses
Transfers between spouses and civil partners are generally exempt from CGT. How this works for crypto assets.
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