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Canada and Australia treat leaving as a taxable Bitcoin disposal

Both countries can tax unrealized gains using the departure date market price, and Australia’s tax office cites CGT event I1 as the triggering mechanism.

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Canada and Australia, along with other jurisdictions, treat the act of becoming a non tax resident as a taxable disposal for Bitcoin holders, even if no coins are sold, according to CryptoSlate.

The approach calculates a holder’s gain using the market price on the day residency ends, with the tax obligation tied to that departure-date valuation rather than a later sale.

CryptoSlate also points to reporting frameworks that can surface the relevant facts, including the OECD’s Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework, where crypto providers such as banks and exchanges are responsible for reporting based on the user’s tax residence status.

The article describes how, in Australia’s example, a taxpayer who buys Bitcoin for A$10,000 and leaves when it is worth A$22,000 can trigger CGT event I1 for an A$12,000 capital gain on the departure date, with CryptoSlate noting the tax base can rise sharply if the holder exits later after a larger price increase.

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