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Crypto Tax · Scotland

Crypto tax returns in Dumfries

HMRC receives data from UK exchanges and from 2026 under the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework from overseas ones too, and is writing to people in Dumfries whose returns do not match. We produce the report that puts you in the right position: every disposal, every pooled cost, every bit of staking income, with the gains and losses reconciled. Fixed fee, online.

from £199 · fixed, per report

Next deadlines

  • Online Self Assessment filing deadline and balancing payment due
  • Tax year ends: last day for pension, ISA and dividend timing decisions
  • Second payment on account due
  • Register for Self Assessment if you started self-employment or new untaxed income in the last tax year

Who this is for

Crypto Tax for Dumfries

Individuals in Dumfries who hold or have held cryptoassets: long-term investors with a few disposals, active traders with thousands of swaps across several exchanges, people earning staking or lending yield, NFT buyers and sellers, those who received airdrops or forks, anyone who has had an HMRC nudge letter, and people with losses from collapsed exchanges or rug-pulled tokens to claim.

What is included

Everything inside the fixed fee

  • Transaction history imported from exchanges and wallets, with transfers between your own wallets matched and excluded
  • Capital gains computed under HMRC's section 104 pooling, same-day and 30-day rules for every token
  • Staking, mining, airdrop, lending and DeFi income identified and reported as miscellaneous or trading income
  • Losses calculated and claimed, including negligible value claims for worthless or lost tokens
  • A report you can keep: disposals, proceeds, allowable costs, gains, losses and the pool position for each asset
  • Self Assessment capital gains pages and income pages completed and filed in the £279 package

How it works

Crypto Tax from Dumfries, step by step

  1. Scope the job

    We find out what you need filed, when it is due and what state the records are in, and tell you which fixed-fee package applies.

  2. Agree the price

    The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.

  3. Hand over the records

    Photographs, PDFs, software access or a spreadsheet, sent however suits you. We confirm what we have and what is missing within two working days.

  4. Approve, then we submit

    You review the draft with our explanation, sign off, and we file. Receipts, copies and the next deadlines come back to you immediately.

Why IGI

The IGI way of working, in Dumfries

No hourly rate and no surprise invoice. Dumfries clients know the fee for crypto tax before they send a single document, and it stays fixed.

Deadline-first: the dates that matter for crypto tax are shown at the top of this page, diarised for every Dumfries client and chased before they arrive.

Online only, UK based. There is no office in Dumfries to pay for, which is why the fee is the same here as anywhere in Scotland; the work is done by people in the UK who answer the same day.

You get one contact for crypto tax, not a queue. Dumfries clients message the same person throughout and get an answer in working hours, usually within a few hours.

We explain crypto tax in the words Dumfries business owners use, not in accountant's shorthand, and we show our working so you can check it.

You stay in control of crypto tax: drafts go to Dumfries clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.

Local facts

About Dumfries

Dumfries is in Scotland, in the DG1 postcode district, Scotland. Tax in Scotland differs from the rest of the UK on earned income: six bands with a 21% intermediate rate and a 48% top rate, identified by an S prefix on the tax code. The interaction between Scottish rates on salary and UK rates on dividends makes the salary-and-dividend split for Scottish directors a distinct calculation, and Land and Buildings Transaction Tax replaces Stamp Duty.

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Worth knowing

Rules that come up in this work

Closing a company

Voluntary strike-off is available only to solvent companies. One that owes money it cannot pay needs a creditors' voluntary liquidation through a licensed insolvency practitioner, and directors who dissolve an insolvent company face personal consequences. For a solvent company the process takes three to four months from filing the DS01, with notice to creditors and shareholders within seven days.

Switching accountants

The main reasons people switch accountant are surprise invoices, missed deadlines and not understanding what they are being told. Switching involves a clearance letter between the firms, a transfer of records and agent authorisations, and a short handover of the current position. It takes about two weeks and should cost nothing extra.

The 60-day property CGT return

Selling UK residential property that was not your main home for the whole period of ownership triggers a separate Capital Gains Tax return, due within 60 days of completion along with payment of the tax. This is in addition to the annual Self Assessment. The gain is taxed at 18% or 24% depending on your income band, after the £3,000 annual exempt amount.

Crypto records and reporting

HMRC treats cryptoassets as property. Swapping one token for another, spending crypto or gifting it are all disposals for Capital Gains Tax, and staking and lending rewards are income. Gains are computed under pooling rules with same-day and 30-day matching. From 2026 HMRC receives data from exchanges worldwide under the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework, so unreported activity is increasingly visible.

Allowable expenses

An expense is allowable against trading profit if it is incurred wholly and exclusively for the business. Materials, business travel other than ordinary commuting, a proportion of home running costs, software, insurance, professional fees, bank charges and protective clothing qualify. Client entertainment, ordinary clothing, fines and the private share of mixed-use costs do not.

Record keeping

Good records are the difference between a quick enquiry and a long one. For the self-employed, five years after the filing deadline; for companies, six years from the year end; for VAT, six years. Photographs of receipts, PDF statements and software exports all count. The requirement is to keep records, not paper, and a well-organised cloud folder satisfies it.

Workplace pensions and auto-enrolment

Every employer must assess its workers for automatic enrolment from the first employee's start date. Those aged 22 to State Pension age earning over £10,000 a year must be enrolled into a qualifying pension with minimum contributions of 8% of qualifying earnings, at least 3% from the employer, and a declaration of compliance made to the Pensions Regulator within five months.

Questions

Crypto Tax questions from Dumfries

What if I am a trader rather than an investor?

HMRC rarely accepts that an individual is trading in crypto; the bar is very high and the badges of trade must be met. If you are trading, profits are income and losses are trading losses. For almost everyone the capital gains treatment applies, and we tell you plainly which side of the line you are on.

How far back do I need to go?

The pool cost of what you hold today depends on every purchase you have ever made, so the computation must start from your first transaction even if you only need to report recent years. If earlier years were under-reported, we quantify the position and advise on disclosure, which HMRC treats far more leniently than discovery.

Are NFTs treated the same as coins?

Each NFT is a separate asset, so pooling does not apply; the gain is proceeds less the cost of that specific token including gas fees. Creating and selling NFTs regularly may be trading income rather than capital gains. Royalties received are income. We classify each case from the facts.

Do I need to register for Self Assessment just for crypto?

If your total disposals exceed £50,000 in the year, or your gains exceed the £3,000 allowance, or you have taxable crypto income, yes. Register by 5 October after the tax year. Since 2024/25 the return has a dedicated section for cryptoassets. We handle registration where you are not already filing.

I received an HMRC letter about crypto. What should I do?

Do not ignore it and do not reply without the figures. HMRC's nudge letters are sent where exchange data suggests undeclared activity. We prepare the full report, work out what should have been declared, and draft the response, including a voluntary disclosure where tax is owed, which reduces penalties substantially compared with being caught.

How is the fee set?

By transaction count. Up to 500 transactions across all exchanges and wallets is £199 for the report alone or £279 with your Self Assessment filed. Over 500 is £399. A response to an HMRC nudge letter, including the report and the reply, is £249. We confirm the band from your exports before starting.

How do I get started from Dumfries?

Message us on WhatsApp or email with a sentence about your business and what you need. We reply in working hours with any questions and a fixed fee for crypto tax. Once you confirm, we tell you exactly which records to send and the work begins. Most Dumfries clients are set up within a day.

Which deadlines matter most for crypto tax?

The next four dates that apply to crypto tax are shown at the top of this page, calculated from today. For Dumfries clients we diarise every one of them from the day you join and send reminders before each, so the work is done in good time rather than in the last week before a penalty.

Get a fixed quote for Dumfries today

Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.

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