Get an estimate of your tax bill with our free Bitcoin and crypto tax calculator built for Germany.
It’s important to remember that the crypto tax calculator on this page is a free tool to help estimate your tax bill.
If you’re looking for a comprehensive tax report, a crypto tax software like CoinLedger can help you calculate your gains, losses, and income from cryptocurrency in minutes. The platform can connect to your wallets and exchanges to make crypto tax reporting easier than ever.
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In Germany, cryptocurrency income and cryptocurrency disposed of after less than a year of holding is subject to tax.
For more information, check out our complete guide to German cryptocurrency taxes.
In Germany, cryptocurrency is taxed differently based on how long you held it.
If you held crypto for less than a year, your profits from cryptocurrency are subject to tax. If you held your crypto for longer than a year, your profits from cryptocurrency are tax-free.
If you wish to calculate your cryptocurrency taxes manually, you can use the following formula.
To use this formula, you’ll need to know the fair market value of your crypto at receipt and at disposal. In addition, you should know the price of fees related to buying and selling your crypto.
Your purchase price is equal to the fair market value of your crypto at the time you acquired it.
Your sell price is equal to the fair market value of your crypto at the time of disposal.
Your Investment Fee is the cost of any relevant fee to acquire your cryptocurrency. Meanwhile, your Exit Fee is the cost of any relevant fee to dispose of your cryptocurrency.
In Germany, your tax rate on cryptocurrency disposals varies depending on your annual income.
If you earn cryptocurrency as income in Germany — such as mining and staking rewards — you’ll be required to pay income tax.
The free crypto tax calculator on this page is designed to help you estimate your tax bill from cryptocurrency disposals only. If you’re looking to generate a crypto tax report that contains a complete record of your gains, losses, and income, get started with CoinLedger today!
While there’s no way to legally evade your cryptocurrency taxes in Germany, strategies like tax-loss harvesting can help you reduce your tax bill legally.
For more information, check out our guide on how to reduce crypto taxes in Germany.
Yes. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are legal in Germany.
In Germany, cryptocurrency disposed of after less than a year of holding is taxed between 0-45%.
The easiest way to cash out cryptocurrency in Germany is to use centralized exchanges like Binance and Coinbase.
Yes. All crypto exchanges in EU member states are required to register with the EU and hand over customer information upon request.
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Outstanding customer service
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Dunno what I would do if I had to manually review all of my crypto buys sell stakes and gains for tax season
I used @CoinLedger to automatically generate all of my crypto tax reports for the year.
If anybody needs a solid crypto tax software let me know and I’ll refer you. I just finished mine via @CoinLedger.
They did everything they promised they would, great support, great software, etc. Will continue to use for years to come
Great tools, exceptional service
These tools make life a lot easier and, if you need help with anything at all, the customer service is brilliant. The team replies within a day and they're focused on actually helping you (not just "dealing with" your help request). That's a sign of a solid company.
Coin ledger is the BEST
Great company to work with.
Yuri was very professional and helped solve several issues I encountered. He was very patient even when I asked for some clarifications.
Thank you for all your help Yuri, you are excellent at your job.
Great Customer Experience
I have used Coinledger the past 2 years. This year I had an issue with a missing cost basis, and Benjamin (Ben R) from their support team, saved me many hours of stress by helping solve my issues efficiently and throughly. He also took time to help answer additional questions I had about past and future tax transactions. I strongly recommend using Coinledger for your tax purposes. Great experience!
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