Crypto Owners Need to Report Capital Gains in 2022, Australian Tax Office Warns

Crypto Owners Need to Report Capital Gains in 2022, Australian Tax Office Warns
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Australian cryptocurrency (or crypto) owners will need to pay due diligence when they lodge their tax returns this year as the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has announced that it will focus on capital gains from crypto-assets for the 2022 tax season.

In a statement released on May 16, the ATO emphasised that Australians would have to calculate a capital gain or loss and record it if they disposed of a crypto asset, including non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the 2021-2022 financial year.
Alfred Bui
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