Coinbase Tax Report: How to Download and Use It (2026)

Last updated: October 12, 2026.

Looking for your Coinbase tax report? Sign in to Coinbase, go to Taxes, then open Documents (Coinbase also describes this as View Documents under Custom Reports). There you can download a gain/loss summary, a raw transaction history CSV, and official IRS forms such as Form 1099-DA when you qualify. This guide walks through what each file contains, what Coinbase reports to the IRS versus what you must still calculate, how to use the data with Form 8949 or tax software, common mistakes, and a short Canada (CRA) section.

Where to Find the Coinbase Tax Report

According to Coinbase Help: Download your tax reports, you can view and download tax documents anytime through Coinbase Taxes. The same Help article’s download steps are:

1. Go to Coinbase Taxes.
2. Select Documents.
3. Download the documents you need.

Coinbase’s learn article on tax documents adds that you can also click View Documents and generate a gain/loss report under Custom Reports. Account statements (monthly HTML/PDF/CSV or custom date ranges) live on a separate Statements page if you need older transaction exports.

Tip: Coinbase Taxes reflects activity on Coinbase.com. It does not include Coinbase Wallet or Coinbase Pro transactions. Pro was discontinued; Coinbase says prior Pro activity remains available in account statements until 2027.

What You Can Download

Coinbase separates helpful internal reports (not IRS forms) from official information returns it files with the IRS when thresholds and eligibility apply. From Coinbase’s tax forms explained page:

• Gain/loss report. A roundup of Coinbase.com transactions that resulted in a capital gain or loss (selling, spending, or converting crypto). For each trade where Coinbase has a record, it subtracts cost basis from proceeds and labels gains as short-term (held one year or less) or long-term (held more than one year). You can set cost-basis method in tax center settings: HIFO, LIFO, or FIFO.
• Raw transaction report (CSV / transaction history). Lists transactions and related cost-basis detail without the finished gain/loss math, so you can reconcile manually or import into tax software.
• Custom / annual statements. Useful backups of buys, sells, deposits, and withdrawals if you need a full ledger.

Important limits Coinbase states clearly: the gain/loss report only covers your Coinbase account, not other platforms, Wallet, Pro, or Prime. If you sold crypto on Coinbase that you originally bought elsewhere and transferred in, Coinbase often will not have your original purchase details.

Which IRS Forms Coinbase Issues

US customers may see official forms under Documents. From Coinbase Help and IRS pages:

• Form 1099-DA: For US customers with sales or exchanges of qualifying digital assets, starting tax year 2025. Coinbase says TY 2025 forms are provided no later than March 17, 2026.
• Form 1099-MISC: Coinbase’s learn guide says for tax year 2025, if you earned more than $600 in crypto income (staking, rewards, incentives), Coinbase reports it on 1099-MISC — and you must report income even below that threshold. Coinbase’s US tax info table has also listed a higher dollar figure; confirm the threshold for your year in Documents.
• Form 1099-B: US customers who traded futures, commodities, options, or similar instruments on Coinbase.
• Form 1099-DIV: More than $10 in dividends or capital gain distributions from eligible products (not ordinary staking rewards).

Key 1099-DA details from Coinbase Help: IRS Form 1099-DA and the IRS page on Form 1099-DA:

• Tax year 2025: Form 1099-DA from Coinbase includes proceeds only for sales/exchanges. Cost basis is generally treated as noncovered for that year; you still calculate basis yourself.
• Tax year 2026 onward: Coinbase says 1099-DA will also include cost basis for certain covered assets (generally crypto acquired on or after January 1, 2026 and held at the same exchange until sold). The IRS instructions for brokers similarly phase in basis reporting for covered digital assets starting with 2026 sales.
• What counts as a sale for the form: crypto-to-crypto exchanges, crypto-to-fiat conversions, and similar dispositions. When you send crypto, only crypto sold or used to pay the network fee is reported on 1099-DA — the rest of a transfer is not.
• Timing: Coinbase uses Eastern Time for tax reporting.
• Whether or not you get a form: the IRS says you must still report digital asset income, gains, and losses on your return.

From tax year 2025 onward, Coinbase Help states that Form 8949 is no longer available through the Coinbase Retail Tax Center. Users who want a prepared 8949 may use a CoinTracker (or similar) plan; Coinbase One Preferred and Premium members may get credits toward that, per Coinbase Help.

For the broader US rules on when selling is taxable, see our guides to crypto taxes in the US and if I sell crypto, do I pay taxes?.

What Coinbase Reports vs What You Must Calculate

Think of Coinbase documents as a starting point, not a finished tax return:

• Coinbase can report (when eligible): gross proceeds on 1099-DA; miscellaneous income on 1099-MISC above its reporting threshold; futures/other instruments on 1099-B; and its own gain/loss math for Coinbase.com trades where it knows your basis.
• You must still track: cost basis for coins transferred into Coinbase from another exchange or wallet; activity on Coinbase Wallet, old Coinbase Pro, DEXes, and other platforms; staking or rewards income even if it is below the 1099-MISC issuance threshold; and any sales that never generated a form.

Transferred-in assets are the biggest gap. If Bitcoin bought on another exchange is moved to Coinbase and later sold, proceeds may appear on your 1099-DA while basis does not — so a naive “proceeds = profit” reading overstates your tax. Our note on transferring crypto and taxes covers why a wallet-to-wallet move itself is usually not a taxable sale, even though basis still matters later.

US trading fees: Coinbase’s US tax info page says fees are included in cost basis and subtracted from proceeds for the activity it tracks.

How to Use the Report with Form 8949, Schedule D, or Tax Software

The IRS About Form 8949 page explains that Form 8949 reconciles amounts reported to you (and the IRS) on information returns with what you put on your return; subtotals then flow to Schedule D (Form 1040).

A practical workflow:

1. Download Documents for the year: 1099-DA (plus any 1099-MISC/B/DIV), the gain/loss report, and the raw transaction CSV.
2. Import the CSV into tax software, or enter disposals on Form 8949 with your own basis where Coinbase shows noncovered or blank basis.
3. Match 1099-DA proceeds to Form 8949 lines, carry totals to Schedule D, and report rewards income on Schedule 1 (or Schedule C if it is business income).
4. Keep the CSVs and form PDFs with your records.

See our crypto capital gains tax guide for short- vs long-term rates, and crypto staking taxes for rewards that may appear on a 1099-MISC.

Common Mistakes

• Treating 1099-DA proceeds as pure profit. For 2025, Coinbase generally reports proceeds without cost basis. Taxable gain is proceeds minus basis.
• Ignoring transferred-in coins or Wallet/Pro activity (excluded from Coinbase Taxes).
• Skipping income below a 1099-MISC threshold — it can still be taxable without a form.
• Waiting for a Coinbase Form 8949 (no longer in the Retail Tax Center from TY 2025) or forgetting that crypto-to-crypto trades are dispositions.

Canada: Using Coinbase Reports for the CRA

Non-US customers do not receive US 1099 tax forms. Coinbase Help notes they can still use the transaction history report for local filing. For Canadian clients, Coinbase’s Statements help page also mentions Annual Performance and Annual Charges & Compensation reports available on request — those are account reports, not CRA information slips.

The CRA does not rely on a Coinbase T-slip for typical crypto capital dispositions. Report capital gains or losses on Schedule 3 (T1), in the crypto-assets section described in the CRA tip on reporting capital gains as a crypto-asset user. Keep trade and transfer ledgers, CAD fair market values, and wallet balances; the CRA’s books and records guide says to export exchange data regularly and keep records at least six years. Business-like activity may be business income instead of (or alongside) Schedule 3 — ask a Canadian tax professional when unsure. More detail: cryptocurrency tax in Canada.

FAQ

Where is the Coinbase tax report?

Sign in, open Taxes, then Documents (or View Documents / Custom Reports). Download the gain/loss report, raw transaction history, and any 1099 forms shown for that year.

Does Coinbase send Form 1099-DA every year?

Coinbase issues Form 1099-DA to US customers starting with the 2025 tax year when they have sold or exchanged qualifying digital assets. Earlier years used different reporting practices; always check Documents for your year.

Will Form 1099-DA show my cost basis?

For tax year 2025, Coinbase says the form reports proceeds only (basis generally noncovered). Beginning tax year 2026, Coinbase says it will include cost basis for certain covered assets acquired on or after January 1, 2026 and held there until sale.

What if I earned staking rewards but got no 1099-MISC?

You may still need to report the fair market value as income. Coinbase’s learn guide says rewards below the reporting threshold remain reportable on your return.

Can Canadians get a CRA slip from Coinbase?

Typical crypto capital gains are not filed from a Coinbase T5/T5008-style slip in the way stock brokers often issue slips. Download Coinbase transaction history (and any annual performance reports), convert values to CAD, and report on Schedule 3 or as business income as your facts require.

Sources

• Coinbase Help: Download your tax reports
• Coinbase Help: IRS Form 1099-DA
• Coinbase Help: Taxes for US customers
• Coinbase Help: Accessing account documents / Statements
• Coinbase: Tax forms, explained
• IRS: Understanding your Form 1099-DA
• IRS: About Form 1099-DA
• IRS: About Form 8949
• CRA: Reporting capital gains as a crypto-asset user
• CRA: Keeping books and records of crypto-assets

Educational content only. This is not financial, legal, tax, or investment advice. Tax rules change; talk to a qualified tax professional about your situation.