Coins-E Taxes: How to Import Your Historical Data & Generate Your Tax Report
Coins-E was a US-based crypto exchange that has been closed for years. But closing does not erase your tax obligations — every trade you made on the platform remains a taxable event. CoinTracking accepts your Coins-E historical trade data, calculates gains and losses across your full trading history, and generates a tax report ready for your accountant or tax authority.
How to Import Your Coins-E Transactions into CoinTracking
Watch how to import your Coins-E historical order data into CoinTracking and generate your complete crypto tax report — even for data from a long-closed exchange.
Start Your Free Coins-E Import- Every crypto trade, swap, and disposal on Coins-E is a taxable event in most jurisdictions. Capital gains tax and income tax may both apply — regardless of whether the exchange is still operating.
- CoinTracking imports Coins-E transactions via historical data import (manual entry). If you have a saved copy of your Coins-E order history, you can paste it directly into CoinTracking's importer.
- Transferring crypto between your own wallets or accounts is not a taxable event. Buying and holding crypto is not taxable until disposal.
- Coins-E has been closed. You can still import historical data if you have a saved copy of your order history. Your tax obligations for trades made on Coins-E remain in effect — all gains, losses, and income must be declared for the relevant tax years. CoinTracking supports historical data import for former Coins-E users.
Coins-E and Your Crypto Tax Obligations
Coins-E was a US-based cryptocurrency exchange that allowed users to trade a range of digital assets. The exchange has been closed for years, but the tax obligations arising from trades executed on the platform remain fully in force for all affected tax years.
As a US exchange operating outside the EU, Coins-E was not subject to EU DAC8 reporting requirements. However, depending on applicable regulations, user data may have been reported to the IRS or other relevant US tax authorities. You remain personally responsible for declaring all taxable events from your Coins-E trading history.
CoinTracking supports Coins-E via historical data import:
- Coins-E historical import: paste your saved Coins-E order history directly into CoinTracking's importer for a full import of all your trades
- All spot trades and historical order data are supported
- Historical data from closed exchanges is fully compatible with CoinTracking's tax engine
- Generate back-tax reports for prior years if you have not yet declared your Coins-E activity
Crypto Tax Basics: What Coins-E Users Need to Know
Coins-E served traders primarily in the United States and other jurisdictions worldwide. The core tax principles below apply broadly — but always verify the specifics with your local tax authority or a qualified tax advisor.
Every disposal is a taxable event
In most countries, selling, swapping, or otherwise disposing of cryptocurrency triggers capital gains tax. The gain or loss equals the difference between your proceeds and your cost basis (what you originally paid, including fees). This applies to each individual trade made on Coins-E — even historical ones from previous tax years.
Obligations survive exchange closure
The closure of Coins-E does not eliminate your tax obligations for trades made while the exchange was active. Tax authorities in most jurisdictions can assess back-taxes for unreported gains, often going back several years. If you have not yet declared your Coins-E trading history, you should file retroactively. CoinTracking can generate tax reports for any prior year from your imported data.
Record-keeping for closed exchanges
Since Coins-E is no longer operational, any saved copy of your trading history is your primary record of activity on the platform. Every trade is documented with the date, asset, quantity, cost basis, proceeds, and fees. Importing this data into CoinTracking converts it into a structured tax report with a full audit trail, formatted for your jurisdiction.
Coins-E Taxes by Country
Coins-E served traders worldwide. Crypto tax rules differ by market — below are the key rates, deadlines and filing rules for the countries where CoinTracking users most commonly report their Coins-E history.
United States
- Short-term gains: Taxed as ordinary income (10%–37%) if the asset was held under one year
- Long-term gains: 0%, 15%, or 20% for assets held longer than one year, depending on income
- Cost basis: IRS permits FIFO, specific identification (highest cost), and other methods
- Authority: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
- Forms: Form 8949, Schedule D (Form 1040)
Germany
- Disposal tax: Personal income tax rate (up to 45%); gains are tax-free if held longer than 1 year (Haltefrist)
- Annual exemption: Gains up to €1,000/year are tax-free
- Business income: If trading is a business activity, profits are taxed as Gewerbeeinkünfte (trade income)
- Cost basis: FIFO per wallet
- Authority: Finanzamt
- Forms: Anlage SO, Anlage KAP
United Kingdom
- Capital Gains Tax: 18% (basic rate) or 24% (higher rate) from October 2024
- Annual exempt amount: £3,000 (2024/25 onward)
- Trading income: If HMRC classifies activity as a trade, profits are subject to Income Tax at marginal rates
- Cost basis: Section 104 pool (HMRC rules)
- Authority: HMRC
- Forms: Self Assessment SA100, SA108
Austria
- 27.5% capital gains tax: Since March 2022, crypto is taxed like shares — a flat 27.5% KESt applies to gains.
- Old coins grandfathered: Crypto acquired before 28 February 2021 is tax-free on disposal.
- Business income: Professional trading activity may be taxed as business income at progressive rates.
- Authority: Finanzamt Austria. Report via Einkommensteuererklärung (E1 / E1kv).
Switzerland
- Capital gains: Generally tax-free for private investors; professional traders are taxed as self-employed income
- Wealth tax: Crypto holdings subject to wealth tax at cantonal rates based on year-end market value
- Business trading: High-frequency or leveraged trading may be classified as professional activity and taxed accordingly
- Authority: Cantonal tax authority (varies by canton)
Spain
- Savings income (IRPF): 19% up to €6,000; 21% up to €50,000; 23% up to €200,000; 27% up to €300,000; 28% above
- Foreign crypto disclosure: Modelo 721 required if portfolio exceeds €50,000 abroad
- Business activity: Classified as rendimientos de actividades económicas if trading is a professional activity
- Authority: Agencia Tributaria (AEAT)
- Forms: Modelo 100 (IRPF), Modelo 721
Poland
- Flat rate: 19% on all crypto gains (no holding period exemption)
- Loss carryforward: Up to 5 years
- Business income: Professional crypto trading may be taxed under business income rules
- Cost basis: FIFO
- Authority: Urząd Skarbowy
- Form: PIT-38
Italy
- Flat rate: 26% on gains exceeding €2,000/year (from 2023)
- Foreign holdings disclosure: Quadro RW required if portfolio exceeds €15,000
- Business income: Corporate and professional traders taxed under IRES/IRPEF rules
- Authority: Agenzia delle Entrate
- Forms: Quadro RT (gains), Quadro RW (foreign holdings)
France
- Flat 30% tax (PFU): Gains from crypto disposals are subject to the prélèvement forfaitaire unique (PFU) — 12.8% income tax + 17.2% social charges.
- No exemption for holding period: Unlike Germany, there is no tax-free threshold after 1 year.
- Professional traders: High-frequency trading may be classified as BNC (non-commercial income) at progressive rates.
- Authority: Direction générale des Finances publiques (DGFiP). Declare via Formulaire 2086.
Tax rules change frequently. This overview is for general information only and does not constitute tax advice. Consult a qualified advisor for your specific situation.
Are Coins-E Transactions Taxable?
In most jurisdictions, crypto is treated as an asset: disposing of it triggers capital gains tax. These rules apply to your historical Coins-E trading data — even after the exchange has closed. Use this as a starting reference — exact rules vary by country.
Taxable Events
- Selling crypto for fiat (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.)
- Swapping or trading crypto for crypto
- Using crypto to pay for goods or services
- Trading bonuses and referral rewards received
Not Taxable
- Buying and holding crypto
- Transferring crypto between your own accounts
- Depositing fiat to Coins-E
- Receiving crypto as a personal gift
Tax treatment varies by country. CoinTracking applies the rules for your selected jurisdiction automatically.
How to Calculate Your Coins-E Taxes
Even if Coins-E has closed, you still need to account for every trade you made on the platform. Calculating cost basis, holding periods, and gains for each individual transaction — potentially spanning multiple years — is impractical without automation.
CoinTracking imports your complete Coins-E trade history via historical data import, applies your chosen cost-basis method (FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, and others), calculates gains and losses for every disposal, and produces a jurisdiction-specific tax report. Historical data from prior tax years is fully supported — you can generate back-tax reports for any year covered by your Coins-E data.
The result is a tax report — PDF or Excel — that your accountant or tax authority will accept, with a full audit trail for every transaction.
How to Import Coins-E into CoinTracking
Three steps to import your Coins-E historical data and generate your tax report.
- 1
Log into CoinTracking and open Imports
After logging in, click the Import icon in the left navigation. This is where you connect all your exchanges, wallets and blockchains.
- 2
Search for Coins-E in the import list
Type "Coins-E" in the search field. CoinTracking will show the Coins-E import option — select it to proceed with your historical data import.
- 3
Import your Coins-E historical trading data
Paste your saved Coins-E order history into the importer. CoinTracking will process all your historical trades automatically and calculate your tax position for every prior year.
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How to Create Your Coins-E
Tax Report with CoinTracking
Three steps from historical data import to a tax report your accountant will accept.
Import your Coins-E data
Search for "Coins-E" in CoinTracking's import section and paste your saved Coins-E order history. CoinTracking imports all historical trades automatically.
Review your transactions
Open Reports → Validate Transactions. CoinTracking flags missing cost basis entries, duplicate imports and price gaps so your final report is accurate — essential for historical data from closed exchanges.
Generate and export your tax report
Select your country and tax year. CoinTracking generates a report formatted for your jurisdiction: PDF or Excel, ready to file or hand to your accountant.
No. Coins-E was a US-based cryptocurrency exchange that has been closed for years. It did not generate a ready-to-file tax report. If you still have a saved copy of your Coins-E order history, you can import that data into CoinTracking. CoinTracking then calculates gains, losses, and income across your full trading history and generates a compliant tax report for your jurisdiction.
You can still import your historical Coins-E trading data into CoinTracking if you have a saved copy of your order history. Navigate to CoinTracking → Import Data → search for "Coins-E" and paste your historical trade data into the importer. CoinTracking will parse all your historical trades automatically. If you no longer have a copy of your order data, you may need to check your email archives or any records you kept from the exchange.
Yes. Every sale, swap, or disposal of cryptocurrency through Coins-E is a taxable event in most jurisdictions. Capital gains tax applies to the difference between your cost basis and the proceeds at the time of each trade. Income received — such as trading bonuses — is also typically taxable. These obligations apply even now that Coins-E has closed: the historical transactions you made on the platform must still be declared for the relevant tax years.
Yes. The closure of Coins-E does not change your tax obligations for trades executed while the exchange was active. Tax authorities in most jurisdictions require you to report all crypto disposals for the relevant tax years, regardless of whether the exchange still operates. If you have not yet declared your Coins-E trading history, you should do so retroactively — CoinTracking can process historical data to generate back-tax reports for past years.
Coins-E was a US-based exchange and was not an EU-regulated CASP, so EU DAC8 reporting rules did not apply. However, depending on its regulatory obligations, Coins-E may have reported certain user data to US tax authorities (the IRS) or other relevant agencies. Regardless of any exchange-level reporting, you remain personally responsible for declaring your crypto gains, losses, and income from your Coins-E activity in your annual tax return.
The correct cost-basis method depends on your jurisdiction. In the United States, the IRS permits specific identification, FIFO, and other methods. In Germany, FIFO per wallet is the recognised method; in the UK, HMRC's Section 104 pooling rule applies. CoinTracking supports FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, and other methods — you can switch between them and instantly recalculate your Coins-E tax report to find the most tax-efficient outcome for your situation.
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