Guides to the paperwork that comes with crypto in Australia: the records to keep from your first transaction, and how crypto is taxed. If you’re new to crypto, the Start Here reading path covers the basics first.
About this page
General information, not personal tax advice. For your own situation, the tax guide explains when to see a registered tax agent. Tax rules change, so each guide shows when its facts were last checked and links to its sources.
Start with your records
Keeping Crypto Records From Day One
What the ATO asks you to keep, how to record each transaction and keep the evidence behind it, exporting and backing up, how long to keep records, and what must never go in them.
Crypto Tax Software Doesn’t Match Your Exchange? What to Check First
Why a crypto tax tool can show a different total from your exchange, and how to check it coin by coin: comparing quantities rather than dollar totals, exporting your full history, coins in staking, history from before your export started, and when to see a registered tax agent.
How crypto is taxed
Crypto Taxes in Australia
When a capital gain or loss can happen, when receiving crypto counts as income, working out a gain or loss, the CGT discount and the changes from 1 July 2027, crypto used for personal purchases, lost or stolen crypto, records and reporting, and when to get help.
Records come up elsewhere too
- What to Check Before Choosing a Crypto Platform: checking you can download your full transaction history before you sign up.
- How to Buy Crypto Safely in Australia: starting your records with the first purchase.
- Avoiding Crypto Scams and Staying Safe: keeping a record if you’ve been scammed.