Cryptocurrencies: Capital Gains Tax

(asked on 27th April 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HMRC has issued guidance on whether a donation of cryptocurrency to a (a) political party and (b) regulated donee creates a capital gains tax liability for the donor.


Answered by
Dan Tomlinson Portrait
Dan Tomlinson
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 29th April 2026

HMRC has not published specific guidance on the donation of cryptoassets to political parties or regulated donees.

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