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Calculating your CGT

How to calculate your capital gains tax (CGT), including how to use capital losses and work out your cost base.

Use the calculator or steps to work out your CGT, including your capital proceeds and cost base.

Money and other types of capital proceeds, market valuation of an asset, and reductions to your capital proceeds.

Work out the cost base of an asset, including foreign currency and excluded amounts, and when not to use the cost base.

Capital works deductions can't be included in the cost base or reduced cost base of an asset.

If you acquired an asset before 21 September 1999, you can index its cost base for inflation to reduce capital gains.

Find out when you can use capital losses to reduce your capital gains, and how to carry forward a net capital loss.

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