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07/10/2025

How to report your Metamask taxes with CryptoBooks (complete guide)

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How to report your Metamask taxes with CryptoBooks (complete guide)

Using MetaMask to trade, stake, or manage crypto across Ethereum, Binance Smart Chain, and Solana networks? You might assume that, because it’s a non-custodial wallet, your activity remains private. Yet every transaction is permanently inscribed on public blockchains, including those that fund your wallet, and HMRC now monitors crypto activity with unprecedented precision.

MetaMask acts as both a wallet and an access point to Web3: it lets you connect to decentralised applications, swap tokens, interact with smart contracts. Yet while the wallet simplifies these activities, it does not classify them for tax purposes. Knowing what each transaction represents under UK law (a disposal, an airdrop, staking income, or a capital gain) is what ensures compliance.

So what happens if your reports don’t match the data already in their hands? Failing to declare accurately can trigger backdated tax assessments, interests and penalties. This article unpacks how UK crypto taxation actually works, how to connect MetaMask to CryptoBooks for seamless reporting, and which compliance habits can help you protect your assets and peace of mind throughout the tax year.

What your MetaMask transactions mean for UK tax reporting

MetaMask gives you full control over your crypto, but it does not help you manage your tax reporting obligations.

As a non-custodial wallet, MetaMask lets you connect to multiple EVM-compatible networks such as Ethereum, BNB Chain, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, using a single interface. However, each network keeps a separate record of your transactions. There are no account statements, no gain or income summaries, and no exportable reports tailored to UK requirements.

While the wallet provides a unified experience, the underlying data remains fragmented by chain. If you operate across several networks, you’ll need to retrieve and reconcile your activity on each one to build a complete tax picture.

That means it’s your responsibility to track what you did, when you did it, and how each transaction should be treated under UK tax law. MetaMask records the raw data, but it’s up to you to interpret, organise, and declare it correctly in your Self Assessment.

To simplify this process, avoid errors or omissions you can use CryptoBooks to connect your wallets and CEXs, including MetaMask wallet, and automatically structure your imported data. Here’s how it works.

Step-by-Step: how to connect MetaMask to CryptoBooks

Getting your MetaMask transactions HMRC-ready starts with a simple connection process. Here’s how it works:

  • Create your CryptoBooks account: sign up in a few clicks and create a free account, no card required;

  • Go to Connections: look for the metamask wallet, or alternatively select the blockchain networks you’ve used;

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  • Enter your public MetaMask address: paste your public address here, and always apply precaution: CryptoBooks nor any crypto taxation software will never ask or need you to share the private keys;

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  • Automatic transaction import: CryptoBooks then retrieves your complete on‑chain history for that address, including swaps, staking rewards, DeFi activity, airdrops, NFTs, deposits and withdrawals;

  • Review and verify classifications: each transaction is automatically categorised according to UK HMRC rules. You can check that everything is correctly labelled and adjust manually if needed, before generating your report;

  • Generate your UK tax report: CryptoBooks compiles your classified data into a ready‑to‑file Self Assessment report, ensuring accuracy and full HMRC compliance.

With CryptoBooks, you can stop worrying about spreadsheets, lost transactions, or misclassifying gains. Your MetaMask wallet stays under your control, while CryptoBooks handles the complex tax calculations for HMRC compliance.

All wallet imports, transaction classification, and previews are available for free, while the paid plan is only required to generate and download your official tax report.

Need a crypto tax refresher?

Want to understand exactly how your crypto activity is taxed in the UK? Check out these articles:

CryptoBooks makes MetaMask tax compliance simple

Using MetaMask means managing your activity across multiple chains and protocols, but HMRC expects one structured, complete report. Without a system that reconstructs and classifies those movements correctly, the burden of reconciling everything, from dates, to values and categories, falls entirely on you.

CryptoBooks fills that gap. It imports your MetaMask history, applies HMRC rules to each transaction, and transforms it into a Self Assessment report aligned with UK tax rules. You keep full control of your wallet and you decide how to handle your taxes manually, or with the right tools.

To see how it works and start preparing your report, create your free CryptoBooks account.

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