Australia Crypto Tax Guide 2026

Yes, crypto is taxed in Australia. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) generally treats cryptocurrency as a Capital Gains Tax (CGT) asset, meaning selling, swapping, spending, and earning crypto can all create tax obligations.
A crypto tax expert with more than a decade of experience explains the rules, rates, and reporting requirements Australian investors need to understand in 2026.
The End of the 50% CGT Discount?
This is not a normal tax year for Australian cryptocurrency investors.
For decades, Australian investors have benefited from one of the most attractive capital gains tax systems in the developed world. Hold an asset for more than 12 months and, in many cases, only half of the gain becomes taxable.
That framework may be about to change.
In May 2026, the Federal Government introduced legislation that would fundamentally reshape how capital gains are taxed from 1 July 2027. If passed in its current form, the proposal would replace the long-standing 50% CGT discount with an inflation-indexation model and introduce a minimum tax rate on capital gains. While the legislation has not yet become law, it represents one of the most significant proposed changes to Australian investment taxation in decades.
For crypto investors, the implications could be substantial.
Many Australians have spent years accumulating Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and other digital assets under a tax system that rewards long-term holding. If the rules change, future gains may be taxed very differently to gains realised under the current framework.
That makes the period leading up to 30 June 2026 particularly important.
Investors who understand their positions today will be better placed to evaluate their options, review unrealised gains and losses, and make informed decisions before further reforms potentially reshape the landscape.
At the same time, the ATO continues to expand its crypto compliance activities. Data matching programs, exchange reporting, and increasingly sophisticated blockchain analytics mean cryptocurrency is no longer operating in a regulatory blind spot.
Whether you own Bitcoin on an exchange, stake Ethereum, farm liquidity on Aerodrome, collect NFT royalties, or have years of activity spread across wallets and protocols, understanding how Australian crypto tax works has never been more important.
Here's everything you need to know about how cryptocurrency is taxed in Australia in 2026.
What Are The Australian Crypto Tax Rules?
When it comes to cryptocurrency taxation, Australian investors generally need to understand two distinct tax systems: Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when crypto is disposed of. Income Tax when crypto is earned.
Almost every crypto transaction ultimately falls into one of these categories.
If you buy Bitcoin and later sell it for a profit, you are dealing with Capital Gains Tax.
If you receive staking rewards from Ethereum, validator rewards from Solana, liquidity mining incentives from a DeFi protocol, or crypto as payment for services, you are dealing with Income Tax.
Some transactions create both.
For example, staking rewards are generally assessable income when received. If those same rewards later increase in value and are sold, a separate capital gain may arise at disposal.
This dual-tax treatment is one of the reasons crypto reporting becomes significantly more complex than traditional investing.
Unlike many investors assume, the ATO does not generally treat cryptocurrency as money or foreign currency. Instead, cryptocurrency is usually treated as a CGT asset.
That means investors must maintain detailed records covering:
- Acquisition dates
- Disposal dates
- Australian Dollar values
- Transaction fees
- Wallet transfers
- Exchange records
- DeFi activity
- Staking rewards
- NFT transactions
Without accurate records, calculating gains, losses, and income becomes extremely difficult.
Common Crypto Tax Events
Is Cryptocurrency Legal In Australia?
Yes.Australians can legally buy, sell, hold, trade, stake, and use cryptocurrency.
Australia was one of the earliest jurisdictions to establish a formal regulatory framework for digital assets and remains one of the world's largest cryptocurrency adoption markets on a per-capita basis.
Most investors interact with cryptocurrency through exchanges regulated under AUSTRAC's anti-money laundering framework.
While crypto is legal, it is not legal tender.
For tax purposes, the ATO generally treats digital assets as property rather than currency.
The fact that crypto is legal does not reduce reporting obligations.
If a transaction creates a taxable event, it must generally be reported regardless of whether it occurred on an Australian exchange, overseas exchange, hardware wallet, DeFi protocol, or blockchain application.
Capital Gains Tax Vs Income Tax
This is the most important distinction in Australian crypto taxation.
Many investors make the mistake of focusing only on transactions involving Australian Dollars.
The ATO does not.
Exchanging Bitcoin for Ethereum can create the same tax consequences as selling Bitcoin for cash.
Likewise, earning tokens through staking or liquidity mining may be taxable even if those rewards never leave the blockchain.
Understanding this distinction early is one of the easiest ways to avoid costly reporting mistakes later.
Do You Pay Capital Gains Tax On Crypto In Australia?
Yes.
Capital Gains Tax generally applies whenever cryptocurrency is disposed of.
A disposal occurs whenever ownership of the asset changes or you cease holding it.
Common disposal events include:
- Selling crypto for Australian Dollars
- Selling crypto for foreign currency
- Trading one cryptocurrency for another
- Spending cryptocurrency
- Gifting cryptocurrency
- Certain DeFi transactions
This surprises many investors.
A common misconception is that tax only applies when crypto is converted into cash.
That is incorrect. The ATO generally views crypto-to-crypto trades as disposal events.
Example
James purchased 1 Bitcoin for AUD $25,000.
Two years later he exchanged that Bitcoin for Ethereum when it was worth AUD $90,000.
No cash changed hands.
However, James has disposed of the Bitcoin and acquired Ethereum.
His capital gain is:
AUD $90,000 proceeds
minus
AUD $25,000 cost base
= AUD $65,000 capital gain
The transaction is taxable despite never touching a bank account.
What Crypto Transactions Are Not Taxable?
Not every blockchain transaction creates a tax obligation.
Generally, the following activities are not taxable:
- Purchasing cryptocurrency with Australian Dollars
- Holding cryptocurrency without disposing of it
- Moving crypto between wallets you own
- Moving crypto between exchanges you own
- Certain personal-use asset transactions
Wallet transfers deserve special attention.
If you transfer Bitcoin from Binance to a Ledger wallet, ownership has not changed.
Therefore, no disposal has occurred.
However, investors should still retain records of these transfers.
Missing transfer records are one of the most common reasons crypto tax software incorrectly calculates gains and losses.
When transaction histories become fragmented across exchanges, wallets, and blockchains, software often mistakes transfers for taxable disposals.
This is one of the most common issues CountDeFi encounters when reconstructing historical portfolios.
How Much Tax Do You Pay On Crypto In Australia?
There is no dedicated cryptocurrency tax rate.
Instead, gains and income are taxed under Australia's existing tax framework.
The amount you pay depends on:
- Your taxable income
- Whether gains qualify for the CGT discount
- Whether activity is treated as investing or trading
- Your available deductions and losses
Capital Gains Tax
Capital gains are generally added to your taxable income.
The gain is then taxed at your marginal tax rate.
Unlike some jurisdictions, Australia does not apply a separate flat CGT rate to cryptocurrency.
Income Tax
Income received in crypto is generally taxed at your ordinary marginal tax rate.
Examples include:
- Staking rewards
- Validator rewards
- Mining rewards
- DeFi incentive payments
- Crypto salary payments
- Certain airdrops
The Australian Dollar value at the time of receipt is generally what matters.
Medicare Levy
Most taxpayers are also subject to the Medicare Levy.
As a result, effective tax rates are often slightly higher than headline income tax rates.
The 50% CGT Discount Explained
For many investors, the most valuable feature of Australia's crypto tax system is the Capital Gains Tax discount.
Under current rules, individuals who hold an asset for more than 12 months before disposal may be eligible to reduce their taxable capital gain by 50%.
This concession can dramatically reduce the tax burden on long-term investors.
Example
Sarah purchases Ethereum for AUD $20,000.
Eighteen months later she sells the position for AUD $100,000.
Her capital gain is:
AUD $100,000
minus
AUD $20,000
= AUD $80,000
Because she held the asset for more than 12 months, only 50% of the gain may be included in her taxable income.
Instead of being assessed on AUD $80,000, she may only be assessed on AUD $40,000.
For investors who accumulated Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana during previous market cycles, the difference can be substantial.
This is one reason the proposed reforms currently before Parliament are attracting significant attention from investors, accountants, and financial advisers alike.
For now, the 50% discount remains available under existing law.
The question many investors are asking is whether it will still look the same in a few years' time.
Investor vs Trader: The Most Important Crypto Tax Question In Australia
One of the biggest misconceptions in Australian crypto tax is that every investor is taxed the same way. They are not.
The ATO distinguishes between people who invest in cryptocurrency and those who are carrying on a business of trading cryptocurrency.
The difference can dramatically change how gains, losses, deductions, and reporting obligations are treated.
Most Australians who buy Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, or other digital assets are investors.
However, some high-frequency traders, market participants, and professional operators may be considered crypto traders running a business.
The distinction is not based on a single rule.
Instead, the ATO looks at the overall facts and circumstances.
Factors that may indicate a trading business include:
- High transaction frequency
- Significant trading volume
- Short holding periods
- Business-like record keeping
- Use of sophisticated trading systems
- Commercial intent to generate short-term profits
- Time spent actively managing positions
- Reliance on trading income
No single factor determines the outcome.
A person making hundreds of trades per year is not automatically a trader.
Likewise, someone making only a handful of transactions is not automatically an investor.
The ATO looks at the entire picture.
Why Does The Distinction Matter?
For investors, cryptocurrency is generally treated as a Capital Gains Tax asset.
For traders operating a business, cryptocurrency may instead be treated as trading stock.
This creates significant differences.
Investors
Investors typically:
- Pay Capital Gains Tax on disposals
- May qualify for the 50% CGT discount
- Can offset capital losses against capital gains
- Cannot deduct capital losses against ordinary income
Traders
Traders may:
- Be taxed on profits as ordinary income
- Deduct losses against other assessable income
- Claim a wider range of business deductions
- Lose access to CGT discount concessions
For some taxpayers, being classified as a trader may increase tax.
For others, it may reduce tax.
The correct outcome depends entirely on the facts.
Example
Investor A buys Bitcoin in 2023 and sells it in 2026 after a substantial increase in value.
Because the asset was held for more than 12 months, Investor A may qualify for the 50% CGT discount.
Trader B enters and exits positions daily as part of an organised trading business.
Although Trader B may deduct certain business expenses, profits are generally assessed as ordinary income rather than benefiting from CGT discount treatment.
The difference in tax outcomes can be significant.
This is one of the most important classification decisions in Australian crypto tax.
How Does The ATO Calculate Your Crypto Cost Base?
Every capital gain starts with one thing:
Cost base.
Your cost base is generally the amount you paid to acquire the asset, adjusted for certain allowable costs.
The cost base may include:
- Purchase price
- Exchange fees
- Brokerage fees
- Transaction costs
- Certain acquisition-related expenses
When you dispose of crypto, the capital gain is generally calculated as:
Disposal Value – Cost Base = Capital Gain
Example
David purchases 5 ETH for AUD $10,000.
He pays AUD $150 in fees.
His total cost base becomes AUD $10,150.
Two years later he sells the ETH for AUD $30,000.
His capital gain is:
AUD $30,000
minus
AUD $10,150
= AUD $19,850
This gain may then qualify for the CGT discount if the holding period exceeds 12 months.
Accurate cost basis calculations become significantly more difficult when assets move between:
- Multiple exchanges
- Multiple wallets
- DeFi protocols
- Cross-chain bridges
- Staking platforms
This is one reason crypto tax reporting often becomes a data reconstruction exercise rather than a simple accounting exercise.
Are Crypto Losses Tax Deductible In Australia?
Yes.Capital losses can generally be used to offset capital gains.
This means losses incurred during bear markets may reduce future tax liabilities.
Example
Emma realises:
- AUD $40,000 capital gain on Bitcoin
- AUD $15,000 capital loss on Solana
Her net capital gain becomes:
AUD $40,000
minus
AUD $15,000
= AUD $25,000
Only the net gain is generally subject to tax.
Can Crypto Losses Reduce Salary Income?
Usually not.
This is where many investors become confused.
Capital losses generally offset capital gains.
They cannot normally be applied directly against:
- Salary income
- Business income
- Rental income
- Interest income
Unused capital losses are generally carried forward indefinitely until future gains arise.
This makes proper loss tracking extremely important.
Many investors overlook historical losses that could reduce future tax liabilities.
Australia's Crypto Tax Rules May Be About To Change
The current Australian tax framework strongly rewards long-term investing.
Hold a crypto asset for more than 12 months and you may qualify for the 50% CGT discount.
For years, this has been one of the most valuable concessions available to investors.
That may not remain the case.
In May 2026, the Federal Government introduced legislation proposing a major overhaul of Australia's capital gains tax system.
If enacted, the proposal would replace the current discount framework with an inflation-indexation approach and introduce a minimum tax rate on capital gains from 1 July 2027.
The final shape of any reforms remains uncertain.
Legislation can change significantly during the parliamentary process.
However, the proposal has introduced something many crypto investors have not had to consider before:
Tax policy risk.
Investors who have built portfolios assuming the CGT discount will always exist may eventually find themselves operating under a very different framework.
Why 30 June 2026 Matters
Nobody knows exactly what future legislation will look like.
What investors do know is this:
Current rules remain in force today. That makes the period before 30 June 2026 an important planning window.
For some investors, this may mean:
- Reviewing unrealised gains
- Reviewing unrealised losses
- Confirming acquisition records
- Cleaning up historical transaction data
- Understanding potential tax exposures
- Modelling future disposal strategies
Good tax planning is not about predicting legislation. It is about understanding your position before circumstances change.
The investors best positioned to respond to future reforms will be the ones who understand their portfolios today.
How Is Staking Taxed In Australia?
Staking has become one of the most common sources of crypto income for Australian investors.
Unfortunately, it is also one of the most misunderstood.
The ATO generally treats staking rewards as assessable income when received.
This means tax can arise even if you never sell the rewards.
Example
You receive AUD $5,000 worth of ETH staking rewards during the financial year.
The AUD value at the time of receipt is generally included in your assessable income.
If those rewards later increase in value and are sold for AUD $8,000, a separate capital gain calculation may apply.
This creates a two-stage tax outcome:
- Income tax when rewards are received.
- Capital gains tax when rewards are eventually disposed of.
Many investors correctly track disposals but fail to track income events.
This is one of the most common errors we see in staking-heavy portfolios.
How Are Airdrops Taxed In Australia?
Airdrops vary significantly.
Some are marketing distributions.
Some are governance rewards.
Others are retroactive incentives issued by DeFi protocols.
The tax treatment often depends on:
- Why the tokens were received
- Whether services were provided
- Whether participation requirements existed
- The surrounding facts and circumstances
In many cases, airdrops are treated as assessable income based on their Australian Dollar value when received.
A future disposal may then trigger a separate capital gain or loss.
For investors who have participated heavily in DeFi ecosystems, airdrops often become one of the most overlooked reporting obligations.
This is particularly true where tokens were initially worth very little but later appreciated substantially.
How Is DeFi Taxed In Australia?
Decentralised Finance (DeFi) is where crypto tax reporting becomes significantly more complex.
Buying Bitcoin and selling it a year later is relatively straightforward.
DeFi is not.
A single strategy can involve:
- Multiple token swaps
- Liquidity pool deposits
- Liquidity pool withdrawals
- Reward distributions
- Governance token incentives
- Bridging activity
- Wrapped assets
- Lending positions
- Borrowing positions
- Liquid staking tokens
All within a few minutes.
The challenge is that Australian tax law was not designed specifically for decentralised finance.
As a result, DeFi tax outcomes often depend on the legal and economic substance of the transaction rather than the label applied by a protocol.
While some principles are relatively clear, others require careful analysis of the underlying activity.
This is one of the reasons DeFi remains the most common source of reporting errors in crypto portfolios.
Liquidity Pools
Liquidity pools are among the most heavily misunderstood areas of crypto taxation.
When providing liquidity, investors typically deposit assets into a smart contract in exchange for liquidity provider (LP) tokens or a similar representation of their position.
From a tax perspective, the key question is often:
Have you disposed of one asset and acquired another?
In many situations, the answer may be yes.
If a disposal occurs, a capital gain or loss may need to be calculated at the point of deposit.
A second taxable event may then occur when the liquidity position is unwound.
On top of this, investors may receive:
- Trading fees
- Governance rewards
- Incentive distributions
- Additional token rewards
Each potentially creating separate tax consequences.
A simple Uniswap or Aerodrome position can generate dozens of reportable events over its lifecycle.
Yield Farming
Yield farming generally involves deploying assets into protocols that generate rewards through incentives, fees, or token emissions.
Common examples include:
- Liquidity mining
- Incentivised lending
- Governance reward programs
- Auto-compounding vaults
The rewards themselves are often treated as income when received.
Future disposals may then trigger separate capital gains calculations.
The challenge is that rewards are frequently:
- Paid continuously
- Paid across multiple tokens
- Auto-compounded
- Distributed across multiple chains
Without detailed transaction records, accurately calculating income becomes extremely difficult.
DeFi Lending
Lending crypto through protocols such as Aave, Morpho, Compound, Spark, or similar systems introduces another layer of complexity.
Interest received from lending activity is generally treated differently from capital appreciation.
In many situations, interest-like rewards may be assessable as income when received.
Additional tax consequences may arise if:
- Assets are exchanged for lending tokens
- Positions are unwound
- Reward programs distribute additional tokens
Investors often underestimate how many taxable events a single lending strategy can generate over several years.
DeFi Borrowing
Borrowing against cryptocurrency is not automatically a taxable event.
However, related transactions may create tax consequences.
For example:
- Swapping collateral assets
- Receiving reward incentives
- Liquidations
- Debt repayments involving disposals
can each create separate reporting obligations.
The tax outcome depends on what actually occurred on-chain.
Not simply whether a protocol describes the transaction as borrowing.
Governance Tokens
Many DeFi protocols distribute governance tokens to users.
Examples include:
- Retroactive rewards
- Liquidity incentives
- Ecosystem participation programs
- Protocol grants
These distributions frequently create income tax considerations.
Future disposals can then generate capital gains or losses.
The challenge is that governance tokens often have highly volatile valuations immediately after distribution.
Determining fair market value at the time of receipt becomes an important part of the reporting process.
Cross-Chain Bridges
Bridging activity is often misunderstood because investors assume moving assets between blockchains is equivalent to moving assets between wallets.
Sometimes it is.
Sometimes it is not.
The tax treatment depends on the mechanics of the bridge.
Questions may include:
- Was ownership maintained?
- Was a new asset acquired?
- Was a wrapped asset created?
- Did beneficial ownership change?
Bridging ETH from Ethereum to Base may appear simple from a user perspective.
From a reporting perspective, understanding what happened under the hood can be critical.
This is one of the most common areas where software platforms produce inconsistent results.
Wrapped Assets
Wrapped assets create another layer of complexity.
Examples include:
- Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC)
- Wrapped Ether (WETH)
- Bridged assets
- Synthetic assets
Investors often assume wrapping an asset is merely a technical process.
From a tax perspective, the question is whether one asset has been exchanged for another.
Depending on the facts, wrapping or unwrapping may trigger disposal analysis.
The correct treatment depends on the underlying legal and economic substance of the transaction.
Liquid Staking Tokens
Liquid staking has become one of the fastest-growing sectors in crypto.
Protocols such as Lido, Rocket Pool, Jito, Marinade, and others allow investors to stake assets while receiving a liquid token representing their position.
Examples include:
- stETH
- rETH
- JitoSOL
- mSOL
These structures can create multiple layers of tax analysis.
Potential considerations include:
- The initial staking event
- Receipt of liquid staking tokens
- Ongoing reward accrual
- Future disposals
- DeFi use of the liquid staking token
As liquid staking ecosystems continue to evolve, reporting complexity increases alongside them.
Why DeFi Reporting Is So Difficult
Traditional tax systems were built around straightforward transactions:
- Buy an asset
- Hold the asset
- Sell the asset
DeFi turns that model on its head.
A single wallet may interact with:
- Hundreds of smart contracts
- Multiple blockchains
- Thousands of transactions
- Dozens of different asset types
Many investors discover that the real challenge is not calculating tax.
It is reconstructing the underlying transaction history accurately enough for the calculations to be trusted.
This is why most complex crypto tax engagements begin as a data problem rather than a tax problem.
Until the data is complete, the tax calculations cannot be.
How Are NFTs Taxed In Australia?
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are generally subject to the same broad tax principles as other crypto assets.
However, the way NFTs are used can significantly affect their tax treatment.
The tax outcome for:
- An NFT investor
- An NFT trader
- An NFT creator
may be very different.
Buying And Holding NFTs
Purchasing an NFT is generally not a taxable event.
The acquisition establishes the cost base of the asset.
Tax usually arises when the NFT is later sold, exchanged, gifted, or otherwise disposed of.
Selling NFTs
When an NFT is sold, a capital gain or loss may arise.
The gain is generally calculated using:
Sale proceeds
minus
Cost base
If the NFT has been held for more than 12 months, CGT discount concessions may potentially apply under the same rules that apply to other CGT assets.
NFT Creators
For creators, the position can be very different.
Revenue generated from:
- NFT sales
- Royalties
- Licensing arrangements
may be treated as ordinary income rather than capital gains.
The distinction often depends on whether the activity is conducted as part of a business or profit-making undertaking.
NFT Royalties
Many NFT ecosystems include ongoing royalty payments to creators.
These royalties are generally assessed differently from gains on the sale of the NFT itself.
Royalties often have characteristics more closely aligned with ordinary income.
This creates another layer of reporting complexity for active creators.
NFT Trading Businesses
Investors who buy and sell NFTs occasionally may receive CGT treatment.
Those operating organised NFT trading businesses may instead be taxed under revenue account principles.
As with crypto trading generally, the distinction depends on the facts and circumstances of the activity.
Understanding where you sit on that spectrum can have a major impact on tax outcomes.
How Do You Report Crypto On Your Australian Tax Return?
The reporting process itself is relatively straightforward.
The difficult part is obtaining accurate data.
For most investors, crypto reporting involves five broad steps:
Step 1: Gather Your Records
Collect transaction data from:
- Exchanges
- Wallets
- DeFi protocols
- NFT marketplaces
- Staking platforms
Step 2: Calculate Capital Gains And Losses
Identify disposal events and calculate gains and losses using appropriate cost base records.
Step 3: Calculate Crypto Income
Determine any assessable income arising from:
- Staking rewards
- Mining rewards
- Airdrops
- DeFi incentives
- Other token distributions
Step 4: Complete Your Tax Return
Report capital gains, losses, and income in the appropriate sections of your return.
Step 5: Retain Supporting Records
The ATO expects taxpayers to maintain adequate records supporting the figures reported.
For simple portfolios, software may be sufficient.
For complex portfolios involving DeFi, multiple wallets, missing transaction data, or several years of activity, additional analysis is often required before accurate reporting becomes possible.
Is There A Way To Pay Less Crypto Tax In Australia?
There is no legal way to avoid crypto tax in Australia entirely.
There are, however, legitimate strategies that may reduce your tax liability depending on your circumstances.
Common approaches include:
- Qualifying for the 50% CGT discount by holding assets for more than 12 months
- Harvesting capital losses to offset gains
- Timing disposals strategically across financial years
- Maintaining accurate cost base records
- Ensuring staking, DeFi, NFT, and other crypto activity is classified correctly
The effectiveness of any strategy depends on accurate transaction data and a clear understanding of your overall tax position.
For a detailed breakdown of Australian crypto tax planning strategies, read our complete guide:
How To Pay Less Crypto Tax In Australia (Legally)
Common Australian Crypto Tax Mistakes
After thousands of crypto tax reconciliations, the same issues appear again and again.
Ignoring Crypto-To-Crypto Trades
Many investors believe tax only applies when cryptocurrency is converted into Australian Dollars.
In reality, swapping Bitcoin for Ethereum, Ethereum for Solana, or any other token-for-token transaction may create a taxable disposal.
Missing Staking Income
Staking rewards are one of the most frequently overlooked reporting obligations.
Many investors track disposals but fail to report the income received when rewards were originally distributed.
Treating Wallet Transfers As Taxable
Moving assets between wallets you own is generally not a disposal.
However, missing transfer records can cause software to incorrectly create gains and losses that never actually occurred.
Underestimating DeFi Complexity
Liquidity pools, lending protocols, liquid staking, governance rewards, bridges, and wrapped assets can generate hundreds or thousands of reportable events.
Many investors discover their reports contain significant errors only after attempting to reconcile several years of activity.
Losing Historical Records
Exchange closures, deleted accounts, missing CSV exports, and forgotten wallets remain common problems.
Unfortunately, tax obligations do not disappear simply because records become harder to access.
The earlier these issues are addressed, the easier they generally are to resolve.
Need Help With Your Australian Crypto Taxes?
Australian crypto tax is becoming more complex, not less.
At the same time, investors are navigating increasingly sophisticated ecosystems involving staking, DeFi, NFTs, liquid staking, governance tokens, cross-chain activity, and multi-wallet portfolios.
The challenge is rarely the tax calculation itself.
The challenge is building a complete and accurate transaction history that the calculations can actually rely upon.
That is what CountDeFi does.
Since 2017, our team of crypto tax accountants, data scientists, and blockchain analysts has helped investors reconstruct, reconcile, and report millions of cryptocurrency transactions across every major exchange, wallet, blockchain, and DeFi protocol.
Whether you hold Bitcoin on Coinbase, stake Ethereum through Lido, trade on Hyperliquid, farm liquidity on Aerodrome, or have years of missing transaction history to untangle, we go deeper than traditional accountants and further than software alone.
The result is a tax report that is accurate, defensible, and built from the data up.
With potential changes to Australia's capital gains tax framework under consideration, understanding your crypto tax position before 30 June has never been more important. Book a free exploratory call with CountDeFi's Australian crypto tax team.
Official ATO Resources
- ATO Cryptocurrency & Crypto Asset Guidance – Official ATO guidance covering crypto taxation, CGT events, staking, disposals, and reporting obligations.
- ATO Capital Gains Tax Guidance – Capital gains tax rules, cost base calculations, losses, and CGT reporting.
- ATO Guide to Capital Gains Tax – Detailed CGT guidance for taxpayers with more complex capital gains tax obligations.
- ATO Keeping Crypto Records – Record-keeping requirements for crypto investors, including wallets, exchanges, transactions, and supporting documentation.
- ATO Individual Tax Returns Information – Information on lodging individual income tax returns and reporting capital gains and income.
- ATO Crypto Asset Data Matching Program – Details of the ATO's crypto asset data matching activities and information gathering programs.



