Yield App Taxes: How to Import Your Historical Data & Generate Your Tax Report
Yield App was a crypto yield and savings platform that offered high-yield accounts for BTC, ETH, stablecoins and other assets before suspending operations in 2022. But closure does not erase your tax obligations — every yield payment, YLD token reward, and disposal you made on the platform remains a taxable event. CoinTracking accepts your Yield App CSV export, calculates gains, losses, and income, and generates a tax report ready for your accountant or tax authority.
How to Import Your Yield App Transactions into CoinTracking
Watch how to upload your Yield App CSV export into CoinTracking and generate your complete crypto tax report — including yield rewards and YLD tokens — even for historical data from a suspended platform.
Start Your Free Yield App Import- Every yield payment, YLD token reward, disposal, and swap on Yield App is a taxable event in most jurisdictions. Both income tax and capital gains tax may apply — regardless of whether the platform is still operating.
- CoinTracking imports Yield App transactions via CSV export (manual upload). Upload your Yield App transaction history CSV file to import your full historical data, including yield accruals and token rewards.
- Depositing crypto into Yield App accounts and transferring between your own wallets are not taxable events. Only disposals, yield receipts, and token rewards trigger tax obligations.
- Yield App has suspended operations. You can still import historical data via CSV. Your tax obligations for transactions made on Yield App remain in effect — all income, gains, and losses must be declared for the relevant tax years. CoinTracking supports CSV import for historical Yield App data.
Yield App and Your Crypto Tax Obligations
Yield App was a crypto yield and savings platform that offered high-yield accounts for BTC, ETH, stablecoins and other digital assets. Users received yield tokens (YLD) as rewards in addition to yield payments on their deposits. The platform suspended operations in 2022 amid the broader crypto market downturn, but the tax obligations arising from transactions made on the platform remain fully in force for all affected tax years.
As a non-EU platform, Yield App was not subject to EU DAC8 reporting requirements. You remain personally responsible for declaring all taxable events from your Yield App transaction history, including yield income, YLD token rewards, and any disposals of assets held on the platform.
CoinTracking supports Yield App via CSV import:
- Yield App CSV: upload your transaction history CSV export for a full import of deposits, withdrawals, yield payments, and token rewards
- YLD token rewards and yield accruals are imported as income events with fair market value at receipt
- Historical data from suspended platforms is fully compatible with CoinTracking\'s tax engine
- Generate back-tax reports for prior years if you have not yet declared your Yield App activity
Crypto Tax Basics: What Yield App Users Need to Know
Yield App served users across multiple jurisdictions. The core tax principles below apply broadly to yield platforms — but always verify the specifics with your local tax authority or a qualified tax advisor.
Yield rewards are taxable income
In most jurisdictions, crypto yield payments and token rewards received are treated as ordinary income at the fair market value on the date of receipt. This means every yield payment and every YLD token reward from Yield App created an income tax event. The fair market value at receipt also becomes your cost basis for any future disposal of those assets.
Disposals are taxable events
Any sale, swap, or other disposal of crypto held on Yield App triggers capital gains tax on the difference between the proceeds and your cost basis. This applies to assets originally deposited as well as yield rewards and YLD tokens received — even if you dispose of them after the platform has suspended operations.
Obligations survive platform suspension
The suspension of Yield App does not eliminate your tax obligations for transactions made while the platform was active. Tax authorities in most jurisdictions can assess back-taxes for unreported income and gains. If you have not yet declared your Yield App history, you should file retroactively using your historical CSV data. CoinTracking can generate tax reports for any prior year from your imported data.
Yield App Taxes by Country
Yield App served users 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 Yield App history.
Germany
- Disposal tax: Personal income tax rate (up to 45%); gains are tax-free if held longer than 1 year (Haltefrist)
- Yield income: Taxed as other income (§ 22 Nr. 3 EStG) at marginal rate; no holding period exemption
- Annual exemption: Gains up to €1,000/year from disposals are tax-free
- Cost basis: FIFO per wallet
- Authority: Finanzamt
- Forms: Anlage SO (disposals), Anlage KAP, Anlage SO (yield income)
United Kingdom
- Capital Gains Tax: 18% (basic rate) or 24% (higher rate) from October 2024
- Yield income: Treated as miscellaneous income or trading income at marginal income tax rates
- Annual exempt amount: £3,000 (2024/25 onward)
- Cost basis: Section 104 pool (HMRC rules)
- Authority: HMRC
- Forms: Self Assessment SA100, SA108
United States
- Yield income: Taxed as ordinary income at marginal rates (up to 37%)
- Short-term gains: Taxed as ordinary income for assets held under 12 months
- Long-term gains: 0%, 15%, or 20% for assets held over 12 months
- Cost basis: FIFO default; specific identification permitted
- Authority: IRS
- Forms: Form 1040 (income), Form 8949, Schedule D (gains)
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.
- Yield income: Also subject to 27.5% KESt in most cases.
- Authority: Finanzamt Austria. Report via Einkommensteuererklärung (E1 / E1kv).
Switzerland
- Capital gains: Generally tax-free for private investors; professional traders taxed as self-employed income
- Yield income: Typically taxable as income at cantonal and federal rates
- Wealth tax: Crypto holdings subject to wealth tax at cantonal rates based on year-end market value
- 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
- Yield income: Classified as capital income (rendimientos del capital mobiliario)
- Foreign crypto disclosure: Modelo 721 required if portfolio exceeds €50,000 abroad
- Authority: Agencia Tributaria (AEAT)
- Forms: Modelo 100 (IRPF), Modelo 721
Poland
- Flat rate: 19% on all crypto gains (no holding period exemption)
- Yield income: Taxed as capital income at 19% flat rate
- Loss carryforward: Up to 5 years
- Cost basis: FIFO
- Authority: Urząd Skarbowy
- Form: PIT-38
Italy
- Flat rate: 26% on gains exceeding €2,000/year (from 2023)
- Yield income: Taxed as capital income at 26%
- Foreign holdings disclosure: Quadro RW required if portfolio exceeds €15,000
- 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.
- Yield income: Also subject to PFU at 30% in most cases.
- No exemption for holding period: Unlike Germany, there is no tax-free threshold after 1 year.
- 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 Yield App Transactions Taxable?
In most jurisdictions, crypto yield income and disposals are both taxable. These rules apply to your historical Yield App data — even after the platform has suspended. Use this as a starting reference — exact rules vary by country.
Taxable Events
- Yield payments received (treated as income)
- YLD token rewards received (treated as income)
- Selling or swapping crypto for fiat or other crypto
- Using crypto to pay for goods or services
Not Taxable
- Depositing crypto into Yield App
- Buying and holding crypto
- Transferring crypto between your own accounts
- Receiving crypto as a personal gift
Tax treatment varies by country. CoinTracking applies the rules for your selected jurisdiction automatically.
How to Calculate Your Yield App Taxes
Even if Yield App has suspended, you still need to account for every yield payment, YLD token reward, and disposal you made on the platform. Calculating income, cost basis, holding periods, and gains for each individual event — potentially spanning multiple years — is impractical without automation.
CoinTracking imports your complete Yield App history via CSV, recognises yield payments and token rewards as income events, 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 Yield App CSV file.
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 Yield App into CoinTracking
Three steps to upload your Yield App CSV 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 Yield App in the import list
Type "Yield App" in the search field. CoinTracking will show the Yield App import option — select it to proceed with your CSV upload.
- 3
Upload your Yield App CSV file
Upload your Yield App transaction history CSV export. CoinTracking will import all your historical deposits, withdrawals, yield accruals, and YLD token rewards automatically and calculate your tax position.
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How to Create Your Yield App
Tax Report with CoinTracking
Three steps from CSV upload to a tax report your accountant will accept.
Upload your Yield App CSV
Download your Yield App transaction history CSV and upload it to CoinTracking via the Yield App import. CoinTracking imports all historical deposits, withdrawals, yield payments, and YLD token rewards 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 yield income and historical data from suspended platforms.
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. Yield App was a crypto yield and savings platform that suspended operations in 2022. It did not generate a ready-to-file tax report. If you still have your Yield App CSV export of your account history, you can import it into CoinTracking. CoinTracking then calculates gains, losses, and income — including YLD token rewards — across your full history and generates a compliant tax report for your jurisdiction.
You can still import your historical Yield App data into CoinTracking using a CSV file. If you exported your transaction history from Yield App before it closed, navigate to CoinTracking → Import Data → search for "Yield App" and upload your CSV file. CoinTracking will parse all your historical deposits, withdrawals, yield accruals, and YLD token rewards automatically. If you no longer have the CSV file, check whether any account data remains accessible via any administration or claims process related to Yield App's suspension.
Yes, in most jurisdictions. Yield rewards received in crypto are typically treated as income at the fair market value when received — this applies to both yield payments and YLD token rewards. Any subsequent disposal of those assets (selling, swapping) is also a taxable event subject to capital gains tax. CoinTracking tracks both the income event and the cost basis of received tokens so you have accurate figures for both income and capital gains reporting.
Yes. The suspension of Yield App does not change your tax obligations for transactions that occurred while the platform was active. Tax authorities in most jurisdictions require you to report all crypto income and disposals for the relevant tax years, regardless of whether the platform still operates. If you have not yet declared your Yield App history, you should do so retroactively — CoinTracking can process historical CSV data to generate back-tax reports for past years.
Yield App was not an EU-regulated CASP, so EU DAC8 reporting rules did not apply. Depending on its regulatory obligations in the jurisdictions where it operated, Yield App may have shared certain user data with relevant authorities. Regardless of any platform-level reporting, you remain personally responsible for declaring your crypto income, gains, and losses from Yield App activity in your annual tax return.
The correct cost-basis method depends on your jurisdiction. In Germany, FIFO per wallet is the recognised method; in the UK, HMRC's Section 104 pooling rule applies; in the US, FIFO is common but specific identification is also permitted. For yield rewards and YLD tokens received, the cost basis is typically the fair market value at the time of receipt. CoinTracking supports FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, and other methods — you can switch between them and instantly recalculate your tax report.
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