What this crypto tax estimator covers
This page defines the operating boundary of the tool so you do not over-trust a result that was never designed for your activity. The goal is a first crypto tax estimate for an Australian individual investor, not a universal parser for every token event or DeFi structure.
What it covers
Buys, sells, swaps, and staking income with user-entered AUD values for the 2025-26 tax year.
What it does not cover yet
Airdrops, NFTs, DeFi lending, liquidity pools, bridging, mining, entity tax rules, or exchange API sync.
How gains are handled
Disposals are matched to prior parcels using FIFO, then losses and discount logic are applied to estimate the taxable gain.
How to use the result
Use it as a planning estimate before talking to your accountant or preparing a more complete transaction ledger.
Good fit
Spot buys and sells, portfolio rebalances, crypto-to-crypto swaps, and staking receipts where you already have the AUD values.
Poor fit
Heavy DeFi use, liquidity pools, bridges, wrapped assets, mining, NFTs, airdrops, or entity-level tax analysis.
Why the manual AUD model exists
It avoids false precision from weak symbol mapping or historical price lookups. In this version, your own records control the valuation inputs.
What to do next
Use the records guide if you need to tighten your source data, then move into the calculator.
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