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anonduck(Newbie)Newbie
13 Feb 2024

The distribution from Celsius Bankruptcy is happening!

For the record Celsius was a major custodian of cryptocurrency worth of millions of dollars and now bankrupted...


My holdings were made out of various crypto, the US Court has opted to pay a fraction of the holdings back to the unsecured creditors in BTC, ETH, and PUSD (PayPal Stable Coin) + Equity of a new business.


When filling, my tax return this year, should I consider my Capital Loss based on:

A) Price of purchase - Bankruptcy Proceedings on the data it was distributed, or at EOFY (30Jun2024)

B) Price of purchase only, where I consider the bankruptcy distribution to be acquiring new coins for "free" and therefore will be paying Capital Gain when disposed of (Sell Order)?


Hopefully my ask makes sense. Thank you!

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WendyATO(Community Support)Community Support
11 July 2024

Hi @adamr,


No, update about the guidance could still take time.


It's always worth asking the question though just in case! Otherwise, look into Deb_ATO's other suggestion.

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AriATO(Community Support)Community Support
16 Feb 2024

Hey @anonduck


We'll ask our experts for advice on this one. Stay tuned!

KylieATO(Community Support)Community Support
27 Feb 2024

Hi @anonduck,


We have been checking this one out with our technical team. They have advised that it will take some time as there is a lot to consider before a ruling or opinion can be shared.


Once we have information we are happy to post it here. The other option is to provide your personal information and all the details about your question to our tailored technial advice team.

anonduck(Newbie)Newbie
3 Mar 2024

Hello Kylie, and thank you for your answer.

Ultimately many Australians who invested on Celsius would need to understand the logic behind claiming this capital loss, well in advanced (before EOFY) so I'm looking forward to seeing more clarity on this from your tech team. Thank you!

adamr(I'm new)I'm new
6 July 2024

Hi,


Just wondering if there is any guidance available now? I am in the same boat. I just don't want to apply for a private ruling and have to wait ages if there is already something available given the question has been outstanding for a while now.


Thank you!

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