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How to Do Your Coinbase Wallet Taxes

How To Do Your Coinbase Wallet Taxes

CoinLedger imports Coinbase Wallet data for easy tax reporting. Create the appropriate tax forms to submit to your tax authority.
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Coinbase Wallet Tax Reporting

You can generate your gains, losses, and income tax reports from your Coinbase Wallet investing activity by connecting your account with CoinLedger. Connect your account by importing your data through the method discussed below.

  • Coinbase Wallet exports a complete Transaction History file to all users. Simply navigate to your Coinbase Wallet account and download your transaction history from the platform.
  • Import your transaction history directly into CoinLedger. Import the file as is. No manual work is required!
  • CoinLedger automatically generates your gains, losses, and income tax reports based on this data.

File these crypto tax forms yourself, send them to your tax professional, or import them into your preferred tax filing software like TurboTax or TaxAct.

Coinbase Wallet Tax Reporting

You can generate your gains, losses, and income tax reports from your Coinbase Wallet investing activity by connecting your account with CoinLedger. Connect your account by importing your data through the method discussed below.

  • Coinbase Wallet supports importing data via read-only API. This allows automatic import capability so no manual work is required.
  • Connect CoinLedger to your Coinbase Wallet account with the read-only API.
  • Let CoinLedger import your data and automatically generate your gains, losses, and income tax reports.

File these crypto tax forms yourself, send them to your tax professional, or import them into your preferred tax filing software like TurboTax or TaxAct.

Coinbase Wallet Tax Reporting

You can generate your gains, losses, and income tax reports from your Coinbase Wallet investing activity by connecting your account with CoinLedger. There are a couple different ways to connect your account and import your data:

  • Automatically sync your Coinbase Wallet account with CoinLedger via read-only API. This allows your transactions to be imported with the click of a button.
  • Upload your Coinbase Wallet Transaction History CSV file to CoinLedger. You can download your Transaction History CSV directly from Coinbase Wallet and import it into CoinLedger

Both methods will enable you to import your transaction history and generate your necessary crypto tax forms in minutes. File these forms yourself, send them to your tax professional, or import them into your preferred tax filing software like TurboTax or TaxAct.

Coinbase Wallet Tax Reporting

You can generate your gains, losses, and income tax reports from your Coinbase Wallet investing activity by connecting your account with CoinLedger. There are a couple different ways to connect your account and import your data:

  • Automatically sync your Coinbase Wallet account with CoinLedger by entering your public wallet address. This allows your transactions to be read in directly from the blockchain.
  • Upload a Coinbase Wallet Transaction History CSV file to CoinLedger

Both methods will enable you to import your transaction history and generate your necessary crypto tax forms in minutes. File these forms yourself, send them to your tax professional, or import them into your preferred tax filing software like TurboTax or TaxAct.

Coinbase Wallet Tax Reporting

You can generate your gains, losses, and income tax reports from your Coinbase Wallet investing activity by connecting your account with CoinLedger. Connect your account by importing your data through the method discussed below:

  • Navigate to your Coinbase Wallet account and find the option for downloading your complete transaction history.
  • Import your transaction history directly into CoinLedger by mapping the data into the preferred CSV file format.
  • CoinLedger automatically generates your gains, losses, and income tax reports based on this data.

File these crypto tax forms yourself, send them to your tax professional, or import them into your preferred tax filing software like TurboTax or TaxAct.

How Cryptocurrency Taxes Work

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are treated as property by many governments around the world—including the U.S. Other forms of property that you may be familiar with include stocks, bonds, and real-estate.

Just like these other forms of property, cryptocurrencies are subject to capital gains and losses rules, and you need to report your gains, losses, and income generated from your crypto investments on your taxes.

For a complete and in-depth overview, please refer to our Complete Guide to Cryptocurrency Taxes.

How To Do Your Crypto Taxes

To do your cryptocurrency taxes, you need to calculate your gains, losses, and income from your cryptocurrency investments in your home fiat currency (e.g. US Dollar, Australian Dollar, etc.).

Once you have your calculations, you can fill out the necessary tax forms required by your country. If you are in the United States, you can learn which forms you need to fill out with our blog post: How to Report Cryptocurrency On Your Taxes.

Why Can't Coinbase Wallet Generate My Tax Forms?

Many cryptocurrency investors use additional exchanges, wallets, and platforms outside of Coinbase Wallet. Perhaps you also trade on Coinbase or earn interest from BlockFi. The trouble with Coinbase Wallet's reporting is that it only extends as far as the Coinbase Wallet platform. If you use additional cryptocurrency wallets, exchanges, DeFi protocols, or other platforms outside of Coinbase Wallet, Coinbase Wallet can't provide complete gains, losses, and income tax information.

How Does Cryptocurrency Tax Software Help?

By integrating with all of your cryptocurrency platforms and consolidating your crypto data, CoinLedger’s cryptocurrency tax software and crypto portfolio tracker are able to track your profits, losses, income, and generate accurate tax reports in a matter of minutes.

You can test out the software and generate a preview of your gains and losses completely for free by creating an account.

Learn more about how CoinLedger works here.

In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about Coinbase Wallet taxes and share a simple method for reporting your Coinbase Wallet transactions to the IRS in minutes. 

How to report your Coinbase Wallet transactions on your taxes

With CoinLedger, you can report all of your Coinbase Wallet transactions on your tax return in just four simple steps. 

1. Go to the Coinbase Wallet browser extension and log in to your account. 

Coinbase wallet

2. Find the relevant wallet address and copy it by clicking on the two square icons on the right. 

Coinbase wallet address

3. Within the CoinLedger platform, select ‘Import’ and select the option ‘Ethereum Wallet’.

Add coinbase wallet to CoinLedger

4. Copy and paste your Coinbase Wallet address. Then, CoinLedger will automatically import your transactions. 

Import to CoinLedger

And that’s it! Once you’ve connected your other wallets and exchanges, you’ll be able to generate complete crypto tax forms in minutes. 

What is Coinbase Wallet? 

Coinbase Wallet is a self-custody wallet developed by Coinbase. Coinbase Wallet gives users control over their private keys, allowing them to safely store, transfer, and transact with cryptocurrency and NFTs. 

Coinbase Wallet is currently available as a mobile app and a browser extension. 

Is Coinbase Wallet taxable? 

Coinbase Wallet transactions are subject to capital gains and ordinary income tax, just like all other cryptocurrency transactions. 

Capital gains tax: When you dispose of cryptocurrency, you’ll incur a capital gain or loss depending on how the price of your crypto has changed since you originally received it. Examples of disposals include selling your cryptocurrency or trading it for another cryptocurrency. 

Ordinary income tax: Earned cryptocurrency is considered income at the time of receipt  and is taxed as ordinary income. Examples of income events include receiving staking and mining rewards. 

For more information, check out our complete guide to how cryptocurrency is taxed. 

How are NFTs on Coinbase Wallet taxed? 

If you’ve traded NFTs on your Coinbase Wallet, you’ve likely incurred a taxable event. Buying NFTs with cryptocurrencies and selling NFTs are both subject to capital gains tax. 

For more information, check out our guide to NFT taxes. 

Does Coinbase Wallet report to the IRS? 

At this time, Coinbase does not issue 1099 forms for transactions conducted on Coinbase Wallet. 

It’s possible this will change in the near future. Starting in 2027, certain digital wallet providers will be required to collect Know Your Customer (KYC) information and issue Form 1099-DA to users and the IRS. At this time, it’s not yet clear whether Coinbase Wallet will be required to comply with these rules. 

Why doesn’t Coinbase Wallet provide tax forms? 

There’s a reason why Coinbase doesn’t provide tax forms to Coinbase Wallet users. 

Self-custody wallets don’t always have access to your complete crypto transaction history — meaning that they don’t have access to the data they need to accurately calculate capital gains and losses. 

Unfortunately, keeping track of your taxes on your own can be difficult. Because transferring crypto between different wallets and exchanges is so common, it can be difficult to find information on cost basis needed for tax reporting. 

Luckily, cryptocurrency tax software like CoinLedger can help you generate a complete crypto tax report in minutes. 

Get started with CoinLedger today 

CoinLedger takes the stress out of crypto tax reporting. With integrations with hundreds of blockchains and exchanges, CoinLedger makes it easier than ever to calculate and file your crypto taxes. 

Get started with a free preview report today. 

Want to try CoinLedger for free? Claim your free preview tax report.

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