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Find out if you need to pay Capital Gains Tax when you sell, exchange or give away cryptoassets (like cryptocurrency or bitcoin).
Tech-savvy owners of Bitcoin and other digital assets will benefit from greater legal protection thanks to an important clarification to the law.
Find out if you need to pay Income Tax and National Insurance contributions when you receive cryptoassets (known as cryptocurrency or bitcoin) from employment or mining.
Find out about tax when you buy, sell or receive cryptoassets, also called cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin.
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