HMRC-compliant · 2025/26 + 2026/27
UK Crypto Tax Calculator —
HMRC-Compliant for 2025/26 and 2026/27
Connect a wallet or paste a transaction, see your HMRC-correct disposal in seconds. Free for 200 transactions.
Public wallet addresses only — never private keys or signing permissions. Pay only when you download the report.
The ChainTax UK crypto tax calculator applies HMRC's actual matching rules — Section 104 pooling, same-day disposals, and 30-day Bed & Breakfast matching — across your full exchange and DeFi ledger automatically. If you've tried a generic crypto tax calculator UK investors get steered toward, you've probably seen FIFO defaults inherited from US tooling; this engine starts from HMRC's manual instead.
Every disposal,
fully shown.
Most tax tools hand you a PDF and a total. ChainTax shows the matching rule applied, the S104 pool before and after the sale, the price source, and a confidence rating — for every disposal in your report.
- HMRC matching rule applied (Same-day, B&B, or Section 104)
- Pool cost basis before and after the disposal
- Price source (Kraken, DefiLlama, CoinGecko, or your manual entry)
- Confidence rating — High, Medium, or Low
Your accountant can verify every line — or share a live link directly to their dashboard.
No same-day or 30-day acquisition matched, so the sale draws from your S104 pool at average cost.
Route-by-route audit completed April 2026 — auth, payments, concurrency.
Tax engine, classifiers, pricing, API routes.
Same-day, 30-day B&B, S104 pooling. Split-year CGT auto-computed for 2024/25.
Pay per tax year. 14-day refund before download. Secure payment via Stripe.
Gold-level Innovator awarded by InnovateNI, April 2026.
Why not a spreadsheet
What a spreadsheet can't do
HMRC's matching rules look simple until you actually run them across hundreds of transactions, two tax years and a split-year CGT rate change. The calculator does the bookkeeping you'd otherwise build by hand.
01
HMRC matching, in order
Same-day → 30-day Bed & Breakfast → Section 104 average cost. Applied per disposal, in HMRC's exact priority order. Get the order wrong in a spreadsheet and the gain comes out wrong every time.
02
32 on-chain detectors
Uniswap V2/V3, Aave, Lido, Curve, GMX, Seaport, Treasure, Balancer and more. LP positions, bridges, staking rewards and airdrops are classified correctly — not bucketed as phantom gains the way most crypto tax tools do.
03
Section 104 + B&B + same-day, done right
Pools are built per asset, across every wallet and exchange you connect. Every disposal shows the pool snapshot before and after the sale, the price source, and a confidence rating — ready for an accountant to verify.
How it compares
Spreadsheet vs Koinly vs ChainTax
Three ways to file UK crypto tax. Where each one breaks.
HMRC matching order (same-day → B&B → S104)
Spreadsheet
Hand-coded — easy to get wrong
Koinly
Configurable, must select UK mode
ChainTax
Native, applied per disposal
Section 104 pooling across wallets
Spreadsheet
Manual reconciliation
Koinly
Supported
ChainTax
Automatic, per asset
DeFi protocol classification
Spreadsheet
You read the contract
Koinly
Heuristic matching
ChainTax
32 on-chain detectors
SA108 box mapping (13.1–13.8)
Spreadsheet
Cross-reference by hand
Koinly
Report available
ChainTax
Auto-filled on PDF
SA108 Box 51 (2024/25 split-year)
Spreadsheet
Manual rate apportionment
Koinly
Not supported
ChainTax
Auto-computed
Show Working per disposal
Spreadsheet
However many tabs you build
Koinly
Summary only
ChainTax
Matching rule + pool snapshot + price source
Cost
Spreadsheet
Free, but hours of your time
Koinly
From £49 (100 txs)
ChainTax
£49 (2,500 txs) — £99 (10,000 txs)
Full breakdown: Koinly vs ChainTax.
Pricing
One-time payment per tax year
No subscription. Free preview for 200 transactions — you pay only when you download the report.
Free
£0
Up to 200 transactions
Full report preview, every disposal, every box. Download is gated.
Light
£49
Up to 2,500 transactions
Most exchange-only and light-DeFi users. PDF + CSV download, Show Working, accountant share link.
Active
£99
Up to 10,000 transactions
DeFi power users. Same engine, same report, higher cap.
Above 10,000 transactions? Concierge sync (we run it for you) is quote-first, typically £249–£449. Full pricing breakdown.
FAQ
Common questions
What are the UK Capital Gains Tax rates on crypto for 2025/26 and 2026/27?
For the 2025/26 and 2026/27 tax years, crypto Capital Gains are taxed at a flat 18% (basic rate) or 24% (higher/additional rate), with no split-year adjustment. The annual exempt amount is £3,000, frozen across both years. 2024/25 was a split year — disposals before 30 October 2024 were taxed at 10%/20% and those from 30 October 2024 onwards at 18%/24% — and ChainTax computes the SA108 Box 51 split-year adjustment for it automatically, so you never need to apportion gains by hand.
How does Section 104 pooling work for crypto?
HMRC requires you to pool acquisitions of the same asset and use the average cost as the cost basis for any disposal. ChainTax builds a Section 104 pool per asset, applies same-day matching first, then 30-day Bed & Breakfast, then S104 average cost — in HMRC's exact priority order. Every disposal shows the matching rule used, the pool snapshot before and after the sale, and the price source.
Which blockchains and exchanges does the calculator support?
On-chain: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Optimism, Base, and Polygon — public wallet addresses only, never private keys or signing permissions. CSV import: Coinbase, Binance, Kraken (auto-detected), plus Koinly export for any exchange Koinly already supports. Solana, Avalanche and BSC are not yet covered on-chain — for those, manual entry or a Koinly CSV is the workaround.
Is the calculator free?
Yes — free for up to 200 transactions per tax year, including the full report preview. You only pay when you download the SA108-ready PDF or CSV. Light is £49 for up to 2,500 transactions, Active is £99 for up to 10,000. One-time payment per tax year, no subscription.
How accurate is the calculation?
Every disposal is matched against HMRC rules in the correct priority order (same-day → 30-day B&B → Section 104). 32 protocol-specific classifiers handle Uniswap, Aave, Lido, Curve, GMX, Seaport, Treasure and others — protocols that most crypto tax tools misclassify as phantom gains. Every transaction shows a confidence rating (High, Medium, Low). Anything we cannot recognise lands in a Needs-review queue rather than getting a wrong answer silently.
What is your refund policy?
You can preview your full report — every disposal, every matching rule, every box on SA108 — before paying. Once you pay and download, refunds are available within 14 days under UK consumer law for unused purchases. Email hello@chaintax.co.uk to request a refund. Stripe processes the refund directly to your original payment method.
When is the UK Self Assessment deadline?
For the 2025/26 tax year (6 April 2025 to 5 April 2026), online Self Assessment is due by 31 January 2027 and paper returns by 31 October 2026. The 2024/25 deadlines — online 31 January 2026, paper 31 October 2025 — have passed, though you can still file a late or amended return. SA108 is the supplementary capital gains page: for 2024/25 onwards, boxes 13.1–13.8 and Box 51 cover crypto disposals specifically.
Can my accountant verify the calculation?
Yes. Generate a shareable read-only link from the report — your accountant sees every disposal, every matching rule, the cost basis before and after each sale, and the price source with a confidence rating. No login needed on their side. The PDF report pre-fills SA108 boxes 13.1–13.8 plus Box 51 for direct transcription onto the return.
Background reading: the complete guide to UK crypto tax 2024/25, Section 104 pooling, same-day & B&B matching, CARF 2027 readiness, how Coinbase trades are taxed by HMRC, and how to file crypto on Self Assessment.
Calculate your UK crypto tax in seconds
Connect a wallet or import an exchange CSV. Free for 200 transactions. Pay only when you're ready to download the report. No subscription, no auto-renewal.
ChainTax is a tax calculation tool and does not provide tax, financial, or legal advice. Verify your figures with a qualified adviser before filing.