CRYPTO44300 | Cryptoassets for businesses: Stamp Duty, Stamp Duty Reserve Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax: exchange tokens given as consideration

Chargeable consideration for the purposes of SDLT comprises anything given for the transaction that is ‘money or money’s worth’. As a general rule, any non-monetary consideration should be valued at its market value on the effective date of the transaction.

Accordingly, if exchange tokens are given as consideration for a land transaction, these would fall within the definition of ‘money or money’s worth’ and so be chargeable to SDLT.