Crypto Tax, Sorted by People Who Actually Use the Chains
Years of trades you've been dreading? An accountant who's never heard of a liquidity pool? We get it. We untangle the mess, claim the losses you're owed, and lodge a clean position the ATO won't argue with, so you can finally stop putting it off.
If Crypto Tax Has Been Sitting in the Too-Hard Basket, You're Not Alone
Years of trades across dead exchanges and lost CSVs, no idea where to start
We rebuild your cost base from on-chain history and get you to a clean, lodgeable position
An accountant who says "just put the gain in" and hopes for the best
We actually read Etherscan. DeFi, staking, LPs and NFTs classified the way the ATO wants
An ATO nudge letter every August and a knot in your stomach
Voluntary disclosure done properly, with far smaller penalties than waiting to be caught
Sitting on FTX, Celsius or rug-pull losses you think are just gone
Those losses are often claimable. We document the position so the ATO accepts it
Every Chain, Every Event, ATO-Aligned
If it happened on chain or on an exchange, we can classify it and tax it correctly. Even if you bridged it three times and lost half on a rug.
- Multi-exchange and multi-wallet CSV/API reconciliation
- Capital gains calculation with 12-month discount where applicable
- Staking, lending and yield income (ordinary income, not CGT)
- DeFi LP entry, exit, fees and impermanent loss treatment
- Airdrop, hard fork and chain-split rules
- NFT, royalty and secondary-market classification
- Lost-key, rug-pull and exchange-collapse claims (FTX, Celsius)
- ATO-defensible written position summary on grey-area events
We Keep You Onside with the ATO Without Overpaying a Cent
We actually use the chains
We read Etherscan, debug a Koinly mismatch, and know why your Pendle YT trade does what it does. No guesswork, no over-reporting gains you never made.
Positions that stand up to a review
For grey areas (LP fees, airdrop timing, NFT royalties) you leave with a written position citing the ATO ruling. If the ATO ever asks, you're covered.
We claim every loss you're owed
Lost CSVs, dead exchanges, rug-pulls and lost keys. We rebuild your cost base and claim the losses the ATO allows, so you never pay tax on money you didn't keep.
Most Returns from Messy to Lodged in 3 Weeks
Free Crypto Diagnostic
A 30-minute call. Which exchanges, which wallets, what events. We size up the work, no jargon.
Reconcile & Price
One fixed fee for the year. Read-only API or CSV imports, Koinly or CTC mismatches resolved, cost base set.
Lodge
Crypto schedule, written position summary, return lodged. Multi-year amendments where they're worth it.
What Crypto Holders Ask Before Lodging
Does the ATO know about my crypto?
Yes if you used an Australian exchange. CoinSpot, Swyftx, Independent Reserve, BTC Markets, Binance Australia and Kraken all report to the ATO under the Data Matching Program. The ATO sends nudge letters every August. Better to lodge proactively than wait for a review.
I never lodged crypto. Can you fix it?
Yes. Multi-year crypto disclosures are exactly what we handle. Voluntary disclosure to the ATO usually attracts significantly reduced penalties versus being caught. We will lodge amendments for prior years.
How is staking taxed in Australia?
Staking rewards are ordinary income at receipt, valued in AUD at the time received. Disposing of the staked asset later is then a CGT event with that AUD value as the cost base. Same logic applies to most yield-bearing protocols.
Can I claim losses on FTX, Celsius or a rug-pull?
Yes, under ATO Determination TD 2014/26 a capital loss can be claimed when the asset becomes substantially worthless or you have permanently lost access. We document the position so the ATO accepts it.
Do I need Koinly or CTC, or can you handle it?
Both tools are excellent and we work in both. If your events are simple (under 200) we can reconcile manually. Above that, we strongly recommend one of these tools and we will handle the imports and corrections.
What Australian Crypto Holders Say About KSH TAX
Pair Crypto Tax with Planning and Structure
Lodge a Clean Crypto Position and Sleep at Night
A 30-minute call with an accountant who actually reads block explorers. We'll tell you what's in scope, what it will cost, and where you can stop overpaying.
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