Tax advice and support for cryptocurrencies
Anyone who owns cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum or Cardano (ADA) must also pay tax on them.
In principle, cryptocurrencies count as assets and are declared in the statement of securities and assets. They are therefore subject to wealth tax. However, they can also fall under income tax: income from mining, staking, lending and yield farming.
To make the taxation of your cryptocurrencies easier, we are happy to take this task off your hands. We declare your cryptocurrencies correctly, spare you incorrect entries and can thereby also lower your tax burden.
Rodolfo Intaglietta, Treuhänder mit eidg. Fachausweis (Swiss fiduciary with Federal Diploma of Higher Education)
The initial consultation is non-binding, and you decide afterwards in your own time.
Trading, Staking, Mining
Cryptocurrency taxation in professional hands
The taxation of cryptocurrencies is one of the most complex and fastest-growing areas of Swiss tax law. Whether trading, staking, mining, NFTs or DeFi: every transaction can have tax consequences that are easily overlooked without expert support.
Our specialized crypto tax advice ensures that your digital assets are correctly declared, carefully valued and fully integrated into your tax return.
This way, you avoid risks, create transparency and use all the tax options available to you.
- Declaration of cryptocurrencies: Correct recording and reporting of all digital assets
- Cryptocurrencies & tax return: Full integration of crypto holdings, wallets and transactions into the tax return
- Integration into wealth tax: Valuation of coins, tokens and NFTs according to cantonal requirements
- Transaction analysis: Preparation and analysis of trades, swaps, staking rewards, airdrops and mining income
- Profit and loss calculation: Tax-compliant calculation of realized gains and losses
- Staking, lending & mining: Tax treatment of income from staking, liquidity pools, mining and DeFi protocols
- NFT taxation: Valuation, declaration and tax classification of NFTs
- Crypto documentation: Preparation of audit-proof documentation for the tax authorities
- International crypto matters: Advice on foreign exchanges, wallets and cross-border transactions
- Corrections & subsequent declarations: Support with missing or incorrect crypto declarations from previous years
- Support with tax questions: Assistance with inquiries from the tax authorities about crypto transactions
- Tax optimization for crypto investors: Strategic planning to reduce the tax burden within the legal framework
Why ONE! Treuhand
ONE! Treuhand is a member of TREUHAND|SUISSE, the professional association of the Swiss fiduciary industry, and has been working in Zurich-Glattbrugg since 2009. Membership requires sound professional training. Every year we complete mandatory continuing education, and we are covered by professional liability insurance.
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You stay flexible. There is no minimum term and no notice period. If the collaboration does not suit you, you can end it at any time. If we make a mistake that causes damage, our professional liability insurance covers it.
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Crypto transactions are complex, varied and demanding from a tax perspective. Our structured process ensures that your wallets, trades and income are correctly recorded, carefully valued and processed in full compliance with tax law. Simple, transparent and stress-free.
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Taxing crypto correctly: the FAQ
So that you know exactly what to expect, we have collected the most important questions about the taxation of cryptocurrencies for you. They are based on the concerns we hear every day from companies and private clients in Zurich and throughout Switzerland.
What is a cryptocurrency?
A cryptocurrency is a purely digital currency. There are therefore no physical banknotes or coins. Alternative terms are cyber currency or crypto money.
The main difference between a cryptocurrency and conventional means of payment is that the digital currency is not controlled and issued by a government or central bank. Instead, it is organized decentrally by private individuals, legal entities or third parties who hold shares in the respective cryptocurrency.
What is a blockchain?
For cryptocurrencies to work, all transactions must be encrypted, verified and stored. However, the capacity of an ordinary database is not sufficient for this. In addition, conventional databases are vulnerable to manipulation.
To obtain enough computing power and maximum security for the complex digital currency, cryptocurrencies therefore need a decentralized database. This means that the same version of the database is distributed across different computers. This makes hacking the database much more difficult than with a central database. In this decentralized database, all transactions are stored in data blocks permanently and traceably.
When a data block is full, a new block is attached. It contains information that refers to the previous block. Step by step, these data records form a chain of many individual blocks. This is how the blockchain is created.
How are cryptocurrencies taxed?
In principle, cryptocurrencies in the form of payment tokens count as assets and are declared in the statement of securities and assets. They are therefore subject to wealth tax. They must be declared at their market value at the end of the tax period (usually on 31 December).
However, they can also fall under income tax. This includes income from cryptocurrencies such as mining, staking, lending or operating masternodes.
Common wallets and crypto exchanges do not always (almost never) provide tax documents on income and holdings that you can use for your tax return. It is therefore recommended to keep your own traceable records, which can then be attached to the tax return.
A price gain is generally tax-free (tax-free capital gain).
Commercial trading, commercial mining (proof-of-work method), the commercial operation of a staking pool (proof-of-stake method) or similar activities lead to taxable income from self-employment, even for natural persons.
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Rodolfo Intaglietta | Managing Director
Treuhänder mit eidg. Fachausweis &
Diplomierter Experte in Rechnungslegung und Controlling (Expert in Accounting and Controlling with Advanced Federal Diploma of Higher Education)
Location: Zurich-Glattbrugg
Email: welcome@onetreuhand.ch
Phone: +41 44 533 34 25