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2021-08-31

How Investing vs Trading impacts tax

In most cases of buying and selling cryptocurrency as a retail investor, you are participating in investing rather than trading. The two are treated differently for tax purposes.

  • Investing is subject to capital gains tax or income tax, depending on the nature of the transaction.
  • Trading in this case refers to self-employment which is subject to income tax and National Insurance Contributions.

The key difference between investing and trading – along with the different tax treatments, is how losses generated in the crypto-activity can be used.

In their guidance, HMRC have explicitly stated that they would expect it to be exceedingly rare that any crypto-activity constituting buying & selling crypto would be classified as “trading”.

If you are uncertain, speak to a tax advisor as there are always exceptions, including but not limited to, developing tokens and large scale mining.

How is crypto tax calculated in the United States?

You can be liable for both capital gains and income tax depending on the type of cryptocurrency transaction, and your individual circumstances. For example, you might need to pay capital gains on profits from buying and selling cryptocurrency, or pay income tax on interest earned when holding crypto.

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TaxScouts Crypto Tax Return

Crypto Tax Calculator is proud to support TaxScouts, a fast and effortless tax preparation tool in the United Kingdom. You can easily prepare a self-assessment tax return, and have it sorted by a certified accountant online. Follow these steps to get your tax return sorted out.

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Crypto Tax Calculator is proud to support TaxScouts, an online tax preparation tool in the UK and Spain. They sort your Self Assessment tax return for £119, all in - and Crypto Tax Calculator users get 10% off too! It's fast, online and done by a certified accountant. Follow these steps to get your tax return sorted out.

1. Visit the TaxScouts website

Click here to access the TaxScouts website. You can then create an account to get started or log in if you already have an account.

2. Reason for tax return

You will be prompted to choose your reason for preparing a tax return. Select the "I earned capital gains" option as below.

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3. Sources of income

Next, you have to select all the ways you earned income in the tax year. Add "Capital gains/losses" as your source of income. Make sure you also add any other listed sources of income that apply to you, such as Employment.

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4. Questions

You will first be asked about what type of capital gains you had. Select "Cryptocurrency."

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Once you press 'Next', you will be asked to enter how much profit you made in total.

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After this, you will be asked how many cryptocurrency sales transactions you undertook, and whether you reported them using 'Real time capital gains service.'

If you are unsure about your answer to any of these above questions, there is an option to choose "Not sure" or "Don't know" for these questions.

5. Assigning an accountant

Now that you have entered your details, you can proceed to the next step where you pay and TaxScouts assign you an accountant to file your tax return. Once this has happened, you will be required to upload some documents to support the tax return.

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6. Import your Capital Gains Report from Crypto Tax Calculator

Navigate to Crypto Tax Calculator. Once you have logged in, you can navigate to the 'Get Report' section of the page and download your Capital Gains Report as a CSV file. Make sure that all your transactions have been covered in the report. You can then import this file into the TaxScouts website.

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Once the CSV file has been uploaded, your accountant will have sufficient information to handle your cryptocurrency taxes. However, you will also need to provide documentation for your other sources of income, e.g. employment. Finally, you can accept the terms of engagement and the accountant will be able to prepare your tax return.

As informações fornecidas neste site são de natureza geral e não constituem aconselhamento fiscal, contábil ou jurídico. Ele foi preparado sem levar em consideração seus objetivos, situação financeira ou necessidades. Antes de agir com base nessas informações, você deve considerar a adequação das mesmas à luz de seus próprios objetivos, situação financeira e necessidades, e procurar aconselhamento profissional. A Crypto Tax Calculator isenta-se de todas as garantias, compromissos e garantias, expressos ou implícitos, e não é responsável por qualquer perda ou dano de qualquer tipo (incluindo erro humano ou de computador, negligência ou outro, ou perda ou dano incidental ou consequente) decorrentes de ou em conexão com qualquer uso ou confiança nas informações ou conselhos deste site. O usuário deve aceitar a responsabilidade exclusiva associada ao uso do material neste site, independentemente da finalidade para a qual tal uso é aplicado ou dos resultados. As informações contidas neste site não substituem o aconselhamento especializado.

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