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Calculate your Capital Gains Tax on Bitcoin in Ireland. Uses 2025 CGT rates: 33% with €1,270 annual exemption. Free, instant, private — nothing is stored.
Source: https://irishhodler.com/crypto-tax
Bitcoin is treated as an asset for CGT purposes. The rate is 33% on gains above the €1,270 annual exemption. Selling, swapping, or gifting Bitcoin are all taxable events. Simply holding or transferring between your own wallets is not taxable.
Gains from January-November: CGT due by 15 December. Gains from December: due by 31 January. Annual CGT return due by 31 October the following year.
33% on gains above the €1,270 annual exemption per person.
Yes. Revenue treats selling Bitcoin for fiat as a disposal, meaning any gain since your original purchase is subject to CGT.
No. Capital gains in Ireland are not subject to PRSI or USC — only the 33% CGT rate applies.