TurboTax News TurboTax Makes it Easier for Coinbase Customers to Report Their Cryptocurrency Transactions Read the Article Open Share Drawer Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Written by TurboTaxBlogTeam Published Jan 24, 2019 - [Updated Apr 21, 2022] 2 min read Whether you got into cryptocurrency trading last year, have been a holder since 2011, or your employer pays you in Bitcoin or Ethereum, you need to know what all of these transactions mean for your taxes. While the IRS released its initial guidance in 2014, you still might wonder what is considered a taxable event and how you should report it in order to be in compliance. Well, we have the answers. TurboTax is taking steps to streamline the crypto community’s experience this tax season. We’ve built a solution that allows you to import transactions from Coinbase to TurboTax, with plenty of help and resources along the way. Before, you were required to manually enter each taxable transaction, which could take hours. Now, you can upload up to 250 Coinbase transactions from Coinbase at once, through compatible .csv files to TurboTax Premier. And the uploaded .csv files will include the cost basis of your Coinbase transactions (if available) so TurboTax Premier can easily help you file your cryptocurrency transactions. The .csv you download from Coinbase won’t have information about crypto transactions outside of Coinbase (including on Coinbase Pro), so it’s important to review and verify the information for accuracy depending on how you transacted on Coinbase. One thing to keep in mind, not every cryptocurrency transaction constitutes a taxable event, which is why we have tons of guidance to assist you in understanding and selecting which transactions are taxable while you are in TurboTax Premier. If you still have any burning crypto tax questions, with TurboTax Live Premier, you can connect live via one-way video to TurboTax Live CPAs and Enrolled Agents with over 15 years average experience to get your tax questions answered right from the comfort your living room. A TurboTax Live Premier CPA or Enrolled Agent can also review, sign, and file your tax return. Taxes and Crypto 101: What you need to know You’ll need to report cryptocurrency as income if you did any of the following: Converted cryptocurrency to a regular currency like US dollars Sold cryptocurrency Spent cryptocurrency to pay for goods or services Received free coins through a fork or an airdrop Your transactions are not taxable if you: Bought cryptocurrency but have not sold it Gifted cryptocurrency to a friend or family member and the gift was under $15,000 per person receiving the gift Purchased cryptocurrency with a Self-Directed IRA or Solo 401(k) Want to know what to do if you are a cryptocurrency miner or what it means if your employer pays you in Bitcoin? Check out our article covering IRS Guidance on the Taxation of Bitcoins and Virtual Currency. Also check back with the TurboTax blog for more articles on cryptocurrency topics. The Coinbase integration is available in several products, including TurboTax Premier, TurboTax Self-Employed, TurboTax Live Premier and TurboTax Live Self-Employed. Previous Post TurboTax Offers Free Tax Filing for Military Active Duty and… Next Post 5 Pieces of Life Advice from TurboTax Live CPAs Written by TurboTaxBlogTeam More from TurboTaxBlogTeam 12 responses to “TurboTax Makes it Easier for Coinbase Customers to Report Their Cryptocurrency Transactions” This is such a bait and switch! It says multiple times above that ‘TurboTax Premier’ supports crypto importing, but it *DOES NOT*. Only the online version does. I have TurboTax premier and I dont find a place to put the csv file. Can you point out the exact steps to upload it? Its only the online version, not the premier CD/desktop This seems like absolute garbage. I have Turbo Tax Premier and you can only import TXF files. There is no way that I can find to import the Coinbase files. TurboTax – if this is really a feature – please provide documentation on how to use it. Otherwise – this is totally just misleading advertising and not accurate or valid. umm. So you can Import TXF files from COINBASE (but not directly from Coinbase, you just have to do an additional step) by going on TokenTax an importing your trade history on there-Then downloading in TXF form using their export tool. You’re welcome Brad FYI, uploading a CSV file did not work on Safari, however it did work on Chrome. Brilliant partnership. Love the detailed blog outlining tax requirements. Very helpful! Great work, TurboTax!! I can’t get this feature to work. You import options are limited to 3 choices and do not include .csv files. What are the step-by-step instructions for Coinbase .csv files? I am having trouble uploading my CSV file onto Turbotax using the Coinbase Gain/Loss Calculator, any tips? It says “Validation Failed”. This feature doesn’t work, I’ve been trying to upload my transaction report (CSV file) from Coinbase to Turbotax and I keep getting “Validation Failed” No help, or assistance on this error What are the steps to export the csv from Coinbase and import into TurboTax Premier? Thanks. I have tried multiple times to export a CSV from Coinbase and then import it to Turbo Tax but I just keep receiving the message “Validation failed”. It appears that the format of the CSV that Coinbase provides does not match what Turbo Tax is looking for. I have tried to manually adjust the headers to match what Turbo Tax is looking for, but it doesn’t seem to even come close to aligning with what Turbo Tax wants. Browse Related Articles Crypto Understanding Crypto and Capital Gains Work 7 Things You Need to Know About the New Business Report… Work Using Form 8829 to Write-Off Business Use of Your Home Tax Tips Roth 403(b) vs. Roth IRA: Which Should You Invest In? 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This is such a bait and switch! It says multiple times above that ‘TurboTax Premier’ supports crypto importing, but it *DOES NOT*. Only the online version does.
I have TurboTax premier and I dont find a place to put the csv file. Can you point out the exact steps to upload it?
This seems like absolute garbage. I have Turbo Tax Premier and you can only import TXF files. There is no way that I can find to import the Coinbase files. TurboTax – if this is really a feature – please provide documentation on how to use it. Otherwise – this is totally just misleading advertising and not accurate or valid.
umm. So you can Import TXF files from COINBASE (but not directly from Coinbase, you just have to do an additional step) by going on TokenTax an importing your trade history on there-Then downloading in TXF form using their export tool. You’re welcome Brad
Brilliant partnership. Love the detailed blog outlining tax requirements. Very helpful! Great work, TurboTax!!
I can’t get this feature to work. You import options are limited to 3 choices and do not include .csv files. What are the step-by-step instructions for Coinbase .csv files?
I am having trouble uploading my CSV file onto Turbotax using the Coinbase Gain/Loss Calculator, any tips? It says “Validation Failed”.
This feature doesn’t work, I’ve been trying to upload my transaction report (CSV file) from Coinbase to Turbotax and I keep getting “Validation Failed” No help, or assistance on this error
I have tried multiple times to export a CSV from Coinbase and then import it to Turbo Tax but I just keep receiving the message “Validation failed”. It appears that the format of the CSV that Coinbase provides does not match what Turbo Tax is looking for. I have tried to manually adjust the headers to match what Turbo Tax is looking for, but it doesn’t seem to even come close to aligning with what Turbo Tax wants.