With use of cryptoassets growing, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is urging people to avoid potential penalties and check if they need to complete a Self Assessment tax return for the 2022 to 2023 tax year.
Anyone with cryptoassets should declare any income or gains above the tax-free allowance on a tax return. Tax may be due when a person:
- receives cryptoassets from employment, if they're held as part of a trade, or are involved in crypto-related activities that generate an income
- sells or exchanges cryptoassets, including:
- selling cryptoassets for money
- exchanging one type of cryptoasset for another
- using cryptoassets to make purchases
- gifting cryptoassets to another person
- donating cryptoassets to charity
Visit GOV.UK to find out more information about how cryptoassets are taxed.
The deadline to complete a tax return and pay any tax owed is 31 January 2024. If customers are unsure whether they need to complete a tax return, they can check by using the free online tool on GOV.UK.
Myrtle Lloyd, HMRC's Director General for Customer Services, said:
People sometimes forget that information about crypto-related income and gains need to be included in their tax return. Some people affected may not have had to do a tax return before, so it is important people check. With the Self Assessment deadline just a matter of weeks away, I am urging people not to put off completing it.
Help is at hand - you can access a wide range of resources and support online, just search 'help with Self Assessment' on GOV.UK.
HMRC has a wide range of resources online including a series of video tutorials on YouTube, help and support on GOV.UK, to support customers in completing their tax return.
Self Assessment customers can submit their tax returns and pay any tax owed online at GOV.UK.
HMRC's free and secure app is the quickest and easiest way customers can pay their tax bill. Information about the different ways to pay can be found on GOV.UK.
Customers who are unable to pay in full can access support and advice on GOV.UK. HMRC may be able to help by arranging an affordable payment plan, known as Time to Pay for customers who owe less than £30,000. Customers can arrange this themselves online. Go to GOV.UK and search "HMRC payment plan" f
