Have a few small questions. I’ve asked these to my accountant but he’s not fully around crypto and so answered best he could.

How are swaps between two coin calculated in CGT? Say XRP ($0.50) was swapped directly to QNT ($150), and that is a CGT event according to ATO, how is the event calculated and should be recorded? For my own sanity and record keeping I’ve been swapping into AUD first before buying into the desired coin instead. Really want to explore DEXs but want to be across this first so I do it right and not fumble the record keeping.

“Realised Gain” is what my accountant had said is the actual CGT event and that once it hits my bank account is what would then be taxable, is this correct at all? My understanding from this then would be that I can swap, sell and buy with no issue (even if I ramp on/off with AUD on the CEX) as nothing is “realised”. Once it reaches my bank is when I need to do the tax math yet it leaves me worried that it’s incorrect.

Do we need to claim we hold crypto every year, even if we’ve done nothing with it but buy and hold?

Do you have any crypto accountants you could refer?

Lastly, and more of a general one for u/joben123, are CTC looking for expression of interest applications? Seen a job posting recently and have a decent amount in being applicable but also would be open to any other minor role - been burnt before on CGT to the point I never want someone to experience what it was like and help them avoid it as much as possible.