Bitcoin tax by country
Bitcoin tax in Netherlands
€100,000 → €300,0005 yrsHolder
UAE: you keep everything. United Kingdom: tax takes €46,735.
Hypothetical growth, not a forecast.
Netherlands€288,830
UAE€300,000
United Kingdom€253,265You keepTax
Compare with pick 2 or 3
How Netherlands taxes bitcoin
Netherlands: there is no tax on the gain itself. Box 3 taxes a deemed return of 6.00% on other assets above 59,357 euros per person at 36%, measured on 1 January each year.
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- UAE€300,0001=
Germany€300,0001=
Portugal€300,0001=
Singapore€300,0001=
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Why, and the sources
NetherlandsYearly tax on a deemed 6% return above €59,357.
Source: OECD average annual wages 2024, SRA: box 3 percentages, allowances and amounts 2026 · checked 30 Oct 2026
Single resident, no fiscal partner. Box 3 on 1 January values with the 2026 provisional deemed return of 6.00% on other assets and a 36% rate.
UAENo personal income tax.
Source: UAE government portal: taxation (no income tax on individuals) · checked 30 Oct 2026
Individual acting in a personal capacity. A business activity can fall under corporate tax; that case is not modelled.
United KingdomGains above £3,000 taxed at 18% or 24%.
Source: OECD average annual wages 2024, GOV.UK: income tax rates and bands 2026-27, GOV.UK: Capital Gains Tax rates 2026-27 · checked 30 Oct 2026
Single resident in England on the OECD average wage less the £12,570 personal allowance. Capital Gains Tax for both profiles.
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