Crypto tax UK: UK Crypto Tax Rules
The UK Crypto Tax Rules carries 1 published figure read from 1 source's own page, from 1,000 to 1,000 GBP, read 31 October 2026.
2 of the 3 named sources read in full publish a figure; 1 publish none, read 31 October 2026.
By allowance and event
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| allowancetrading-and-miscellaneous-income | 1,000GBP | 1,000 to 1,000GBP | 1 |
| eventdisposal | 30day | 30 to 30day | 1 |
Every figure, with its source
One row per published figure: the figure as the source's own page publishes it, the page, and the day it was read. A figure that is not on a page we read is not on this one.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOV.UK, tax when you receive cryptoassets | 1,000GBP | trading-and-miscellaneous-income | 2026-10-31 |
| GOV.UK, tax when you sell cryptoassets | 30day | disposal | 2026-10-31 |
The sentence each figure was read from (2)
- GOV.UK, tax when you receive cryptoassets, read 2026-10-31:
You can get up to £1,000 allowance each tax year for trading and miscellaneous income.
- GOV.UK, tax when you sell cryptoassets, read 2026-10-31:
The way you work out your gain is different if you sell tokens within 30 days of buying them.
Read in full, publishes no figure
1 named source were read in full on the dates shown and print no usable figure. They are counted, never filled in.
- GOV.UK Cryptoasset Reporting Framework, read 2026-10-10: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
Methodology
Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2).
2 of the 3 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 1 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 5 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere.
The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 11 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded.
The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per taxable event (disposal, swap, staking, mining, airdrop) with the tax charged, the rate, the allowance and the matching rule that applies, quoted verbatim from HMRC with its effective date - plus the reporting-framework dates, which is the calendar this market's demand runs on; changed-since on every rate year
11 candidate sentences on these pages were refused by a reviewer; each refusal and its reason is recorded in the review ledger.
Sources (8)
- HMRC Cryptoassets Manual(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- HMRC Cryptoassets Manual CRYPTO22000 (chargeable gains)(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK, tax when you sell cryptoassets(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK, tax when you receive cryptoassets(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK Capital Gains Tax rates(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK Capital Gains Tax allowances(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK Cryptoasset Reporting Framework(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- GOV.UK Self Assessment deadlines(the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
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The UK Crypto Tax Rules carries 1 published figure read from 1 source's own page, from 1,000 to 1,000 GBP, read 31 October 2026.
2 of the 3 named sources read in full publish a figure; 1 publish none, read 31 October 2026.
UK Crypto Tax Rules, allowance trading-and-miscellaneous-income: median 1,000 GBP across 1 source, read 31 October 2026.
UK Crypto Tax Rules, event disposal: median 30 day across 1 source, read 31 October 2026.
Cite as: "cryptoaccountantsdirectory.co.uk UK Crypto Tax Rules", updated 2026-10-31, https://cryptoaccountantsdirectory.co.uk/datasets/uk-crypto-tax-rules/.
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Questions this data answers
What does HMRC actually require of a UK crypto holder, at what rate, and by when?
The UK Crypto Tax Rules carries 1 published figure read from 1 source's own page, from 1,000 to 1,000 GBP, read 31 October 2026.
Where do the figures in the UK Crypto Tax Rules come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 31 Oct 2026). 3 named sources were read and 2 publish a figure; the 1 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.