Crypto tax · GermanyCrypto tax software for Germany
Built around Germany's one-year rule: Kryptos tracks every holding period, separates staking income from disposal gains, and produces a Finanzamt-ready report.
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INATBAHow crypto is taxed
Germany treats crypto as a private asset under §23 of the Income Tax Act, which makes the one-year holding period the rule that shapes everything. Hold a coin for more than 365 days and the sale is completely tax-free, whatever the gain. Sell, swap or spend within a year and the gain is taxed at your personal rate, but only once your total private-sale gains for the year pass the €999.99 Freigrenze; cross that line and the whole amount is taxable. The 2025 proposal to stretch the holding period to ten years for staked or lent coins was dropped in the BMF letter of 6 March 2025, so the plain one-year rule covers those too.
Earned crypto is different: staking, lending, mining and airdrop rewards are income, taxed at your personal rate on the euro value the day you receive them, with a separate €256 Freigrenze. Your 2025 return is due at the Finanzamt by 31 July 2026, or 1 March 2027 with a Steuerberater. Reporting is tightening under DAC8, in force across the EU since January 2026. Kryptos imports your German exchanges and wallets, tracks the holding period on every lot so it can flag which coins have crossed the one-year line, keeps income apart from disposal gains, and produces a Finanzamt-ready report.
File crypto tax in 3 simple steps
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Sign in or sign up
Create your Kryptos account in under a minute. Sign in with email, Google, or your existing wallet. Skip the credit card; the first 100 transactions are free, no trial period to remember.
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Connect your accounts
Bring every wallet, exchange, and chain into one place. Connect via OAuth for exchanges that support it, via API key for the long tail, or by wallet address for any chain we index. 5,500+ integrations out of the box; missing one is a 24-hour support ticket.
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Generate reports in minutes
Download an audit-ready Germany tax report. We generate anlageSO and kap and surface every taxable event BZSt expects to see.
Built for everyone in Germany
Whether you're filing your own return or running close for a fund, the same Kryptos data layer sits underneath.
For individuals
Track every wallet, exchange, and chain you've touched. Kryptos pulls your Germany transactions automatically, flags taxable events, and generates anlageSO and kap ready for BZSt. Free for the first 100 transactions.
For accountants
Manage every client's Germany crypto activity from one workspace. Onboard in three minutes, white-label PDFs that reconcile to what BZSt expects, free client licences when you bring them in.
For enterprises
Multi-entity Germany treasury and accounting, BZSt-ready every month. Map on-chain activity to your existing chart of accounts. SOC 2 Type II, role-based access, real support.
For developers
Ship crypto-financial features without rebuilding the data pipeline. Kryptos Connect: balances, cost basis, and clean transaction history across 5,500+ integrations behind one API.
Smart features to handle your crypto taxes
Automated gain & loss calculations
Track your entire portfolio, PnL and tax liability in one place.
Tax-loss harvesting
Turn losses into gains with real-time harvesting recommendations.
Bank-grade security
End-to-end encryption, multi-factor auth, and SOC 2 Type II compliance.
Flexible data import
API, CSV, and wallet-auth. Connect 5,500+ integrations the way that works for you.
Error reconciliation
Catch discrepancies in your crypto transactions before they reach the tax authority.
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| Feature | Kryptos | Koinly | CoinLedger | CryptoTaxCalculator | CoinTracker |
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| Country-specific tax reports | 35+ | 20+ | 12+ | 20+ | 10+ |
| Supported integrations | 5,000+ | 1,200+ | 500+ | 3,500+ | 500+ |
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| SOC 2 Type II |
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- Regular security audits for the highest level of data protection and privacy.
- Our application only requires read-only access to your data.
Crypto tax in Germany: common questions
- Do I have to pay tax on crypto in Germany?
Yes. BZSt treats most crypto disposals as taxable events: selling for fiat, swapping one coin for another, spending on goods, or earning yield. Capital-gains rules apply to trading; income rules apply to staking, mining, and airdrops. The exact rate depends on your holding period and bracket.
- Which crypto activities are taxable in Germany?
BZSt considers these taxable: disposing crypto for fiat or another crypto, spending crypto on goods or services, receiving staking or mining rewards, getting airdrops, and earning DeFi yield. Transfers between your own wallets aren't taxable. Kryptos auto-classifies each transaction and applies the right treatment.
- What tax forms do I need to file in Germany?
For Germany returns, Kryptos generates anlageSO and kap. We export them as PDF for record-keeping, CSV for accountants, and tax-software-compatible files where supported. Every line traces back to the source transaction so BZSt questions are answered by your audit trail.
- Does Kryptos support DeFi, NFTs, and staking?
Yes. We support 150+ blockchains and 5,500+ integrations (across DeFi, CEX, wallets, NFTs and on-chain like Uniswap, Aave, Lido, and Curve, plus the major NFT marketplaces). Each is mapped to the right BZSt treatment: LP-token cost basis, NFT mint and sale events, staking-reward income, governance distributions, perpetual funding rates.
- What happens if BZSt audits me?
Every transaction Kryptos classifies has an audit trail back to the source: the cost-basis method applied, the exact disposal sequence, and the on-chain or exchange reference for each line. SOC 2 Type II certified means our controls are independently verified. Most clarification requests resolve from the report itself.
- How much does Kryptos cost in Germany?
Free for your first 100 transactions across every supported jurisdiction. Paid plans start when your activity exceeds that and unlock unlimited transactions, multi-year tax reports, and priority support. See pricing for the current breakdown.
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Track your portfolio, watch new transactions land, and check your tax position from your phone. Same account, same data, anywhere you are.
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Kryptos Connect is the API behind Kryptos itself. One call gets you reconciled balances, tax-aware cost basis, and clean transactions across 5,500+ integrations. Embed it in your fintech, accounting product, or wallet.
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