Crypto Tax · South East London
Crypto tax returns in Locksbottom
HMRC receives data from UK exchanges and from 2026 under the Cryptoasset Reporting Framework from overseas ones too, and is writing to people in Locksbottom 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 Locksbottom
Individuals in Locksbottom 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 Locksbottom, step by step
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.
Agree the price
The fee is confirmed in writing. There is no hourly billing and nothing added for questions during the work.
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.
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
Why Locksbottom businesses file with IGI
No hourly rate and no surprise invoice. Locksbottom 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 Locksbottom client and chased before they arrive.
Online only, UK based. There is no office in Locksbottom to pay for, which is why the fee is the same here as anywhere in England; the work is done by people in the UK who answer the same day.
You get one contact for crypto tax, not a queue. Locksbottom 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 Locksbottom 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 Locksbottom clients first, with the figures explained, and nothing leaves us until you say so.
Local facts
About Locksbottom
Locksbottom is in South East London, within Bromley, in the BR6 postcode district, England. For businesses in England the tax rules are those set by the UK Parliament: the 20/40/45% income tax bands, Class 4 National Insurance for the self-employed at 6% and 2%, Corporation Tax at 19% to 25%, and Stamp Duty Land Tax on property. Business rates are set locally by the council.
| Place | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|
| Farnborough and Crofton | 0.2 mi | SE |
| Bromley Common and Keston | 1 mi | W |
| Bromley Common | 1 mi | NW |
| Green Street Green, Bromley | 1 mi | SE |
| Petts Wood and Knoll | 1 mi | NE |
| Keston | 2 mi | W |
| Broom Hill, Bromley | 2 mi | NE |
| Farthing Street | 2 mi | S |
Worth knowing
Rules that come up in this work
Payments on account
If your Self Assessment bill exceeds £1,000 and less than 80% of your tax was collected at source, HMRC asks for two advance payments towards the following year, each half of the current bill, due 31 January and 31 July. The first year this happens the January payment is effectively one and a half times the bill. We model it in advance and show you how to reduce the payments if income is falling.
The Self Assessment calendar
Self Assessment runs on a fixed annual cycle. Registration by 5 October following the tax year, online filing and payment by 31 January, and a second instalment on 31 July for those making payments on account. The penalties for lateness are automatic and escalate monthly, which is why we file early and chase approvals well before the window closes.
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax
Making Tax Digital for Income Tax began in April 2026 for sole traders and landlords with qualifying income over £50,000, extends to those over £30,000 in April 2027 and is planned for £20,000 in April 2028. It requires digital records in compatible software and four quarterly updates to HMRC each year, with a final declaration replacing the traditional return. Payment dates are unchanged.
Late filing penalties
Penalties are the clearest reason to work to deadlines. A Self Assessment return one day late costs £100 regardless of whether any tax is due; three months late adds £10 a day. Late company accounts start at £150 and reach £1,500, and double if the previous year was also late. None of this is negotiable afterwards except through a narrow reasonable-excuse appeal.
Corporation Tax rates and marginal relief
Companies pay Corporation Tax at 19% on profits up to £50,000 and 25% on profits over £250,000. Between those figures marginal relief applies, producing an effective rate that rises gradually and a marginal rate of 26.5% on each pound in the band. The thresholds are divided by the number of associated companies, so a director with two companies has thresholds of £25,000 and £125,000 for each.
The VAT registration threshold
Watching the rolling twelve-month turnover figure is one of the quiet jobs of monthly bookkeeping, because the £90,000 VAT threshold arrives silently. Crossing it brings quarterly returns, Making Tax Digital software and a decision about schemes. Crossing it late brings a bill for VAT you could not recover from customers and a penalty for failing to notify.
Director's loan accounts
A director's loan account records money moving between a director and the company that is not salary or dividend. If the director owes the company money nine months and one day after the year end, the company pays section 455 tax at 35.75% of the balance, refundable only when the loan is repaid. Loans over £10,000 are also a benefit in kind unless interest is charged at HMRC's official rate.
Questions
Crypto Tax questions from Locksbottom
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.
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.
What do you need from me?
Full transaction exports from every exchange you have used, including closed accounts, and wallet addresses for on-chain activity. Partial history produces wrong pool costs, so completeness matters more than tidiness. We tell you exactly how to export from each major platform.
My exchange collapsed and I lost everything. Can I claim the loss?
Possibly. If the tokens still exist but you cannot access them, a negligible value claim may be available once the asset is effectively worthless. If the exchange is in administration you may need to wait for the outcome. We assess each case against HMRC's guidance and make the claim where it is supportable.
How do I get started from Locksbottom?
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 Locksbottom 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 Locksbottom 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.
Start the conversation from Locksbottom
Tell us what you need. You get one fixed fee in writing, and nothing is filed until you approve it.