Reporting framework, corporate tax and individual tax treatment for digital assets in Austria, from CryptaCount's jurisdiction database covering 72 countries.
Austria: tax & reporting data
General Information
Default Framework
IFRS
Permitted Frameworks
IFRS, UGB
IFRS Mandatory For
Listed entities on Vienna Stock Exchange
Tax Year
Calendar Year (end M12)
Functional Currency
EUR
FX Source (Reporting)
ECB
FX Source (Tax)
ECB
Transaction Rate
Daily Spot
Hyperinflationary
✗ No
Reporting — UGB
Framework Available
✓ Yes
Crypto Classification
Intangible Asset, Current Asset
Classification Notes
IAS 38 intangible (most common); IAS 2 inventory if held for sale in ordinary course. No dedicated IFRS crypto standard.
Measurement Basis
Historical Cost
Permitted Cost Methods
FIFO, WAVG, LIFO
Prohibited Cost Methods
—
Impairment Required
✓ Yes
Impairment Type
Prudence Principle
Reversal Allowed
✓ Yes
NRV Write-down
✓ Required — Only if classified as inventory (IAS 2)
Fair Value Hierarchy
—
Recent Standards
No dedicated IFRS crypto standard. IFRIC agenda decision (2019) confirmed IAS 38/IAS 2. IASB crypto project in pipeline, no ED yet.
Corporate Tax — Rate & Classification
Corporate Tax Rate
23%
Crypto Classification
Ordinary Income
Notes
Corporate crypto gains = ordinary business income
Corporate Tax — Cost Basis
Measurement Basis
Historical Cost
Default Cost Method
WAVG
Permitted Methods
FIFO, WAVG
Taxpayer Can Elect
✓ Yes
Country Override
Standard
Override Notes
Gleitender Durchschnittspreis mandatory since 2022 reform
LIFO Conformity Req.
✗ No
Differs from Reporting
✓ Yes
Corporate Tax — Anti-Avoidance
Wash Sale
✗ Off
Window (before/after)
—
Same-Day Rule
✗ No
Loss Restriction
Unrestricted
Loss Carryforward
Unlimited
Corporate Tax — Holding Period
Holding Period Benefit
✗ No
Period
—
Benefit Type
—
Corporate Tax — Crypto Event Treatment
Staking Rewards
FMV at Receipt
Gas Fee Treatment
Add to Cost
Gas = Disposal of Native
✓ Yes
Crypto↔Crypto Taxable
✓ Yes
DeFi Wrapping
Unclear
Fork Cost Basis
Zero
Individual Tax — Regime
Tax Regime
Flat Tax
Regime Notes
Since March 2022, crypto = Kapitalvermögen under §27 EStG. Flat Sondersteuersatz.
Tax Rate
27.5%
Rate Notes
27.5% flat (KESt) regardless of holding period
Individual Tax — Cost Basis
Measurement Basis
Historical Cost
Cost Method
WAVG
Method Electable
✗ No
Permitted Methods
WAVG
Country Override
SLIDING AVERAGE
Individual Tax — Exemptions
CGT Exempt
✗ No
Exempt Conditions
—
Holding Period
—
HP Benefit
—
Annual Exemption
—
Threshold Exemption
—
Individual Tax — Anti-Avoidance
Wash Sale
✗ Off
Same-Day Rule
✗ No
Superficial Loss
✗ No
Loss Restriction
Unrestricted
Loss Carryforward
Unlimited
B2C vs B2B Differences
Differs from B2B
✓ Yes
Notes
Tax always historical cost; IFRS may use revaluation model
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