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Notes on crypto tax

Clear, practical guidance on staying compliant with HMRC — written for investors and businesses, not accountants.

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Confused by the new UK crypto tax rules? Start here

Getting startedCrypto Taxes

No. 001

Confused by the new UK crypto tax rules? Start here

HMRC now expects far more from crypto investors. Here is a plain-English map of what counts as a taxable event, what you owe, and where people slip up.

12 Jun 2025 · 8 min readRead→

Capital gains

No. 002

How Capital Gains Tax really works on crypto disposals

Selling, swapping and spending all count as disposals. We break down the annual allowance, the pooling rules and how to work out your gain.

03 Jun 2025 · 6 min readRead→

The Self Assessment dates every crypto investor should diarise

DeadlinesCrypto Taxes

No. 003

The Self Assessment dates every crypto investor should diarise

Miss a deadline and the penalties stack up fast. Here are the registration, filing and payment dates for the current tax year.

21 May 2025 · 4 min readRead→

Staking, lending and DeFi rewards: are they income or gains?

DeFiCrypto Taxes

No. 004

Staking, lending and DeFi rewards: are they income or gains?

The treatment of DeFi is one of the murkiest corners of crypto tax. We explain HMRC's current thinking and how to record rewards correctly.

09 May 2025 · 7 min readRead→

Keep records HMRC will accept — without the spreadsheet chaos

Record keeping

No. 005

Keep records HMRC will accept — without the spreadsheet chaos

Good records turn a stressful return into a ten-minute job. Here is exactly what to log for every transaction, and the tools that make it painless.

28 Apr 2025 · 5 min readRead→

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