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UK crypto tax, explained in plain English
How HMRC taxes crypto, what to do about a letter, and how the rules work — every guide cites GOV.UK and the HMRC Cryptoassets Manual and shows when it was last reviewed.
Start hereCrypto Tax UK: The Complete 2025/26 Guide to HMRC RulesHow the UK taxes crypto in 2025/26: Capital Gains Tax on disposals, Income Tax on staking, rates, allowances, pooling rules, deadlines and reporting.Read the guide
- GuideCapital Gains Tax on Crypto UK: Rates, Allowance, ExamplesUK Capital Gains Tax on crypto for 2025/26: the 18% and 24% rates, the £3,000 allowance, how to work out your rate, losses and worked examples.Last reviewed
- GuideWhen Do I Pay Tax on Crypto in the UK? Taxable EventsWhich crypto transactions are taxable in the UK, which are not, the thresholds that mean you must report, and the 2025/26 deadline of 31 January 2027.Last reviewed
- GuideDoes HMRC Know About My Crypto? CARF, Exchange Data and 2027How HMRC finds out about crypto: UK exchange data, the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework from 1 January 2026, reports due by 31 May 2027, and nudge letters.Last reviewed
- GuideHMRC Cryptoasset Disclosure Service: Step-by-Step GuideHow to use HMRC's Cryptoasset Disclosure Service for unpaid crypto tax from earlier years: which years, tax, interest, penalties and paying within 30 days.Last reviewed
- GuideSection 104 Pool for Crypto: Same-Day and 30-Day RulesHow HMRC's section 104 pool, same-day rule and 30-day bed and breakfasting rule work for crypto, with step-by-step worked examples and pool tables.Last reviewed
- GuideStaking Tax UK: How HMRC Taxes Staking, Mining and AirdropsHow staking rewards, mining, lending interest and airdrops are taxed in the UK: Income Tax on receipt, the £1,000 allowance, then CGT when you sell.Last reviewed
- GuideUK Crypto Tax Deadlines 2025/26: 31 January 2027 and MoreEvery UK crypto tax deadline for 2025/26: register by 5 October 2026, real time CGT by 31 December 2026, return and payment by 31 January 2027, penalties.Last reviewed
- GuideBest Crypto Tax Software UK (2026): Honest ComparisonKoinly, Recap, CoinLedger, Blockpit, CryptoTaxCheck and a spreadsheet compared for UK crypto tax: HMRC rules, pricing checked Sept 2026 and who each suits.Last reviewed
- GuideKoinly Review UK (2026): Pricing, HMRC Rules, Who It SuitsAn honest UK review of Koinly: what it does, plan prices as published in September 2026, how it handles HMRC pooling, and when a simpler tool will do.Last reviewed