Estimate a cryptocurrency capital gain or loss
A realized gain generally begins with disposal proceeds minus the asset's assigned tax cost. Use single-transaction mode for one simplified acquisition and sale, or transaction-history mode to process dated buys and sells locally with an exploratory FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, or average-cost scenario.
How to use this calculator
For one sale, enter quantity, acquisition and disposal prices, fees, and holding period. For transaction history, add rows or import a local CSV with date,type,quantity,price,fee columns, select a cost-basis scenario, and use one consistent currency. Enter an effective tax rate only after checking current local rules.
How to interpret the result
Cost basis and net proceeds show the two sides of the disposal. A negative capital gain is displayed as a loss and receives no automatic tax benefit because loss offsets, carry rules, allowances, and ordering differ widely.
Decision checks
Confirm which tax lot was disposed of, whether pooling or identification rules apply, and whether transfers, staking, mining, airdrops, gifts, forks, or crypto purchases created separate reportable events. Reconcile the result with exchange records and wallet transactions.
Compare realistic scenarios
Compare FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, and average-cost results without changing the transaction history, but use only the method allowed by the relevant authority. Compare effective tax rates separately and reconcile remaining quantity, fees, transfers, and every disposal with source records.
Limitations and important context
Transaction-history mode models buys and sells only. It does not implement specific identification evidence, UK share-pooling and same-day matching, Canadian superficial-loss adjustments, US wash-sale treatment, foreign-currency conversion, transfers between wallets, income events, exemptions, loss carryovers, or statutory return forms. Short- and long-term splits are planning classifications, not jurisdictional determinations.
Check current jurisdiction rules directly: the US IRS digital-assets guidance, UK HMRC cryptoassets collection, Canada Revenue Agency's cryptocurrency guide, and the Australian Taxation Office's crypto-asset guidance.
Trust and methodology
Sources: IRS digital-assets guidance, HMRC cryptoassets collection, Canada Revenue Agency cryptocurrency guide, and Australian Taxation Office crypto-asset guidance. Results are educational estimates, not tax advice or tax-preparation output. Jurisdiction-specific cost-basis, disposal matching, loss, and reporting rules may differ.