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The FMA explains that cryptoasset-related services can trigger financial-service, FSPR registration, dispute-resolution, fair-dealing, and AML/CFT obligations depending on the service. Registration or licensing applies to a specific entity and activity; verify the legal name, activity, and scope in current registers before acting.
Official source: Financial Markets Authority: cryptoasset service providers · Financial Markets Authority: licensed and reporting entities
Cryptoasset income and expenses
Official source: Inland Revenue: taxing cryptoasset income · Inland Revenue: calculating cryptoasset income · Inland Revenue: 2026 income-tax return deadline
Virtual asset service providers must be registered with AUSTRAC before providing services in Australia. AUSTRAC publishes VASP obligations and the register; registration does not replace your assessment of a provider.
Official source: AUSTRAC: virtual asset service provider obligations · AUSTRAC: public VASP register launched 30 June 2026
CGT
Official source: ATO: capital gains tax and crypto assets · ATO: individual tax-return lodgment due date
Rate: Verify
Deductible: IRD generally permits cryptoasset cost and transaction fees, and other expenses depending on the activity. Realised losses can offset cryptoasset profits and then other income under current guidance.
Deadline: For the 2026 IR3 return, file by 7 July 2026 if Inland Revenue asks you to complete a return. A tax agent may have a different deadline.
Official source: Inland Revenue: taxing cryptoasset income · Inland Revenue: calculating cryptoasset income · Inland Revenue: 2026 income-tax return deadline
Rate: Verify
Deductible: Capital losses can offset current or future capital gains. A 50% CGT discount may apply after at least 12 months for eligible residents.
Deadline: For an individual return you lodge yourself, the regular deadline is 31 October after the income year ends. If it falls on a weekend, it moves to the next business day; a registered tax agent can have a different schedule.
Official source: ATO: capital gains tax and crypto assets · ATO: individual tax-return lodgment due date
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