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Crypto tax holding period in Ireland
Bought on September 5, 2026 in Ireland: holding time does not change the treatment, and the gain is taxed as a capital gain.
Verified How we verify
- The next tax year in Ireland begins on January 1, 2027.
Key facts
| Regime | Capital gains |
|---|---|
| Holding period | No threshold |
| Treatment today | Capital gains |
| Days to threshold | No threshold |
| Annual allowance | None published |
| Next tax year begins | January 1, 2027 |
| Authority | Revenue Commissioners |
What applies, and when
- On any disposal
- There are no special tax rules for cryptocurrencies or crypto-assets, so ordinary tax law applies and a disposal of crypto held as an investment falls within the charge to capital gains tax.
- Caveat
- How long the asset was held does not change the treatment. The rate and the annual personal exemption come from the general capital gains tax rules rather than from any crypto-specific provision.
Source: Revenue Commissioners · checked . The threshold is counted as whole days from the purchase, which is how the rule is stored.
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Bought on September 5, 2026 in Ireland: holding time does not change the treatment, and the gain is taxed as a capital gain.
- Treatment today
- Capital gains
- Days to threshold
- No threshold
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does how long the coin was held change the tax in Ireland?
- No. In Ireland the treatment of a disposal is the same however long the coin was held.
- Is there an annual tax-free amount in Ireland?
- No annual tax-free amount has been verified for Ireland, so none is shown.
- When does the Ireland tax year start?
- The next one begins on January 1, 2027.
See also
- Ireland regulation
Who regulates crypto there, and what is restricted
- Crypto tax basics
Disposals, cost basis and records
- All tax holding periods
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