Bitcoin.Tax vs Coinpanda

Bitcoin.Tax calculates cryptocurrency capital gains, losses, and income, then produces data and tax forms for filing. Its reports include gains, income, donations, Kraken margin trading, and closing balances with net profit or loss and cost basis. Users can import exchange trade histories, spending, income, mining income, and Kraken margin activity, or use CSV imports. Cost-basis methods include FIFO, LIFO, average costing, specific identification, and optional like-kind treatment. The service lists tax-year support for the United States, Canada, Australia, Germany, and the United Kingdom, or a year beginning January 1. It supports DeFi and NFT activity and lists 23 import sources. Tax outputs include IRS Form 8949 PDF, Schedule D, and formats for TurboTax, TaxACT, H&R Block, Drake, and CCH. Free access covers up to 20 trading transactions. Paid plans are billed once per tax year, beginning with Premium at $59.95, paid once for up to 1,000 transactions. The service says margin trading is not completely supported and may produce incorrect values; its terms also say it does not verify that data is accurate or suitable for tax filing.

Coinpanda combines cryptocurrency tax reporting with portfolio tracking across exchanges and wallets. It imports transactions through exchange API keys, CSV or XLSX files, a generic Excel file, or manual entry. The tracker covers futures, staking, DeFi, and NFTs, and calculates cost basis using FIFO, LIFO, HIFO, or ACB. Coinpanda automatically generates capital-gains and income tax reports, with exports including IRS Form 8949 and Schedule D. Its integrations include 2,478 sources and more than 450 DeFi protocols. Country coverage includes the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, France, Italy, Ireland, Japan, and more than 60 other countries. The Android and iOS apps track markets, trades, transactions, profits, and tax reports. Coinpanda says exchange connections use read-only access and it does not request wallet private keys. The free plan allows 25 transactions per tax year. Paid plans start at $79 a year for 100 transactions on Hodler.