Crypto tax holding periods by country

Of the 19 jurisdictions with a verified rule, 3 change how a disposal is treated once the coin has been held long enough: Australia after 365 days, Germany after 365 days, and the United States after 365 days. In the other 16, holding time does not change the treatment.

Verified How we verify

Every jurisdiction whose tax rule a human has verified, with the source on its own page.
JurisdictionRegimeHolding periodAnnual allowanceVerified
AustraliaCapital gains365 daysNone published
BrazilFlat rateNo thresholdNone published
CanadaCapital gainsNo thresholdNone published
FranceFlat rateNo threshold€305
GermanyExempt after holding365 days€1,000
IndiaFlat rateNo thresholdNone published
IrelandCapital gainsNo thresholdNone published
ItalyCapital gainsNo thresholdNone published
JapanIncome taxNo thresholdNone published
MexicoIncome taxNo thresholdNone published
NetherlandsNo tax on individual gainsNo thresholdNone published
SingaporeNo tax on individual gainsNo thresholdNone published
South AfricaCapital gainsNo thresholdNone published
South KoreaFlat rateNo threshold₩2,500,000
SpainCapital gainsNo thresholdNone published
SwitzerlandNo tax on individual gainsNo thresholdNone published
United Arab EmiratesNo tax on individual gainsNo thresholdNone published
United KingdomCapital gainsNo threshold£3,000
United StatesCapital gains365 daysNone published

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Pick a purchase date and a jurisdiction to see when the treatment changes. Everything here is computed from the verified rules already on this page; nothing is sent anywhere.

Bought on September 5, 2026 in Australia: a sale before September 5, 2027 is taxed as a short-term capital gain; from that date the gain is taxed as a long-term capital gain.

BoughtSeptember 5, 2026TodaySeptember 5, 2026Short-term capital gainsNext tax year beginsJuly 1, 2027Holding period completeSeptember 5, 2027365 days from today
Treatment today
Short-term capital gains
Days to threshold
365
Annual allowance
None published

This is an explanation of how the rules work, not tax advice, and your own position depends on facts this page cannot see.

This is an explanation of how the rules work, not tax advice, and your own position depends on facts this page cannot see.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does holding crypto for longer reduce the tax?
In 3 of the 19 jurisdictions with a verified rule on this page, yes: Australia after 365 days, Germany after 365 days, and the United States after 365 days. In the rest, holding time does not change the treatment.
Where do these rules come from?
Each rule links the tax authority or statute it was read from, and carries the date a human checked it. A rule with no verification date is not published.
Is this tax advice?
This is an explanation of how the rules work, not tax advice, and your own position depends on facts this page cannot see.

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