Bitcoin tax by country
Bitcoin tax in Portugal
€100,000 → €300,0005 yrsHolder
Portugal: you keep everything. United Kingdom: tax takes €46,735.
Hypothetical growth, not a forecast.
Portugal€300,000
UAE€300,000
United Kingdom€253,265You keepTax
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How Portugal taxes bitcoin
Portugal: gains on bitcoin held 365 days or more are not taxed (CIRS art. 10). Gains on bitcoin sold sooner are taxed at a flat 28% (art. 72), and exempt sales still have to be declared.
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- UAE€300,0001=
Germany€300,0001=- Portugal€300,0001=
Singapore€300,0001=
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Why, and the sources
PortugalHeld 365 days or more: tax-free.
Source: OECD average annual wages 2024, CIRS art. 10 (crypto held 365 days or more is not taxed) · checked 30 Oct 2026
Single resident on the OECD average wage. The optional switch to progressive rates is not modelled.
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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