Tax

Calculate Cryptocurrency Capital Gains Tax

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Calculate crypto tax liability from your trades. Short-term vs long-term gains with cost basis methods.

📅 Updated April 2026 ✅ Formula verified 📖 4 min read 🆓 Free · No sign-up

In this article

How Crypto Is Taxed
Reducing Your Crypto Tax Bill

Regeln

Haltefrist ueber 1 Jahr: KOMPLETT STEUERFREI (§23 EStG). Unter 1 Jahr: persoenlicher Steuersatz (bis 45%). Freigrenze: 600 €/Jahr Gewinn. Staking: nach 1 Jahr ebenfalls steuerfrei. Krypto-zu-Krypto-Tausch: steuerpflichtiges Ereignis!

Tools

CoinTracking, Blockpit, Accointing: deutsche Steuerbericht-Funktion. Das Finanzamt fragt zunehmend nach.

⚡ CalcWolf Insight

The crypto wash sale loophole (as of 2025) is one of the most powerful tax strategies available. You can sell crypto at a loss to offset gains, then immediately rebuy the same coin — locking in the tax loss without actually exiting your position. With stocks, you must wait 30 days to rebuy. Congress has proposed closing this loophole, so use it while it lasts.

Frequently asked questions

Wann steuerfrei?▾

Nach 1 Jahr Haltefrist: komplett steuerfrei.

Unter 1 Jahr?▾

Persoenlicher Steuersatz. 600 € Freigrenze (1 Cent darueber: alles steuerpflichtig).

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