Sync CoinCorner CSV Recap has a comprehensive integration with CoinCorner that makes it easy to manage your crypto tax calculations. Upload your CoinCorner statement to Recap to import your full history and automate your taxes. From 2026, tax authorities are widening the automatic reporting of crypto under frameworks such as the OECD's Cryptoasset Reporting Framework (CARF), so keeping an accurate record matters more than ever.
Disclaimer
The information provided in this content does not endorse CoinCorner. Furthermore, it does not constitute tax advice. If anything financial or tax-related is unclear, speak to a qualified tax professional. You can also share your Recap account with your accountant or tax adviser directly.
Why CoinCorner tax can be difficult to calculate manually
CoinCorner is a Bitcoin-focused exchange, including Lightning payments and recurring buys, and that Bitcoin-centred activity still builds a tax position that is easy to underestimate. A few things tend to trip people up:
Where CoinCorner tax gets missed
- Every sale is a disposal. Selling Bitcoin, or spending it on a purchase, is a disposal that crystallises a gain or loss, even when it feels like an everyday payment.
- Recurring buys add up. Regular automatic purchases build a long list of separate acquisitions, each with its own cost that feeds into your cost-basis pool.
- Lightning and small payments. Fast, small Bitcoin payments are easy to overlook, but each spend can still be a disposal that needs valuing.
- A long history. Activity can stretch back years, which makes an accurate cost basis hard to rebuild from exports by hand.
How to import your CoinCorner data into Recap
CoinCorner imports into Recap by file upload. Export your transaction statement from CoinCorner and upload it to Recap, and we bring in your full history automatically, including buys, sells, recurring purchases and payments. Recap classifies and values each entry with our fair-market valuation engine and applies the tax rules for your jurisdiction, so your Bitcoin activity resolves into a clear set of gains and losses.
How are CoinCorner transactions taxed?
Tax treatment depends on the transaction type and where you are tax resident. Here is how the main CoinCorner activities are generally treated:
| Transaction type | CGT disposal | CGT acquisition | Income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposits | CGT disposal: no | CGT acquisition: no | Income: no. Depositing fiat or receiving bitcoin into CoinCorner is not itself a taxable event in Recap. The CoinCorner importer records deposits with a zero fee, so no fee disposal is created. |
| Withdrawals | CGT disposal: no. The withdrawn amount itself is not a disposal. Where CoinCorner charges the network fee in bitcoin (the 'Send' rows in the BTC export), Recap records that fee as a separate disposal of the fee asset at market value. | CGT acquisition: no | Income: no |
| Buying crypto with fiat | CGT disposal: no. The fiat paid is recorded as a disposal internally, but fiat is not a chargeable asset so no gain or loss arises. CoinCorner's fee is charged in fiat, so it is added to the acquisition cost rather than creating a chargeable fee disposal. | CGT acquisition: yes. The bitcoin bought enters the section 104 pool at the trade value, with the fiat trading fee added to its cost. | Income: no |
| Crypto to crypto | CGT disposal: yes. Recap treats the asset sold as a disposal at the trade's value. CoinCorner's exports only contain bitcoin-against-fiat trades, so this case does not normally arise from a CoinCorner import. | CGT acquisition: yes. The asset received is acquired at the same value. Recap's default is to value the trade from the quote side; portfolios created before 25 May 2022 value from the disposed side, and this is configurable. | Income: no |
| Selling crypto for fiat | CGT disposal: yes. The bitcoin sold is a disposal at the sale value, with CoinCorner's fiat fee deducted as an allowable cost. | CGT acquisition: no. The fiat received is recorded as an acquisition internally, but fiat is not a chargeable asset so it has no capital gains effect. | Income: no |
| Transferring between your own accounts | CGT disposal: no. Moving bitcoin between your own accounts is not a disposal. Any network fee CoinCorner charges on the send is recorded as a disposal of the fee asset. If the two sides do not match, Recap records the difference as a transfer excess acquisition (positive) or a zero-value disposal (negative). | CGT acquisition: no | Income: no |
This table shows how Recap classifies each transaction type by default. Some treatments — such as the acquisition cost used for airdrops — are configurable in Recap. This is general information, not tax advice; consult a qualified tax professional about your circumstances.
This table shows Recap's default classification for common CoinCorner transactions. It is not an exhaustive schedule or a ruling. Treatment depends on your circumstances and jurisdiction, and you can recategorise any transaction where yours differ. Confirm your position with a qualified tax adviser.
This table shows Recap's default classification for common CoinCorner transactions. It is not an exhaustive schedule or a ruling. Treatment depends on your circumstances and jurisdiction, and you can recategorise any transaction where yours differ. Confirm your position with a qualified tax adviser.
Selling Bitcoin for fiat and swapping one crypto asset for another are disposals for capital gains purposes, each measured against your cost-basis pool, and a crypto-to-crypto swap is also an acquisition of the asset you receive at its market value. Buying with fiat is not itself a disposal but sets the cost your later disposals are measured against, and transfers between your own accounts are not disposals.
Refer to our tax guides for a more detailed look at crypto tax rules.
What's in your CoinCorner tax report
Recap turns your full CoinCorner history into a single tax report: capital gains and losses worked out under the rules for your jurisdiction, recurring buys pooled correctly, small and Lightning payments treated as the disposals they are, and a clear year-by-year summary you can file yourself or hand straight to your accountant.
Common CoinCorner tax challenges and how Recap solves them
CoinCorner accounts produce a few recurring tax problems. Here is how Recap handles each one:
How Recap solves each one
- Recurring buys. Regular purchases build many separate acquisitions. Recap imports them all and pools them into a single cost-basis position.
- Small and Lightning payments. Fast, small spends are easy to miss but can be disposals. Recap values each one so nothing is left out.
- Spending Bitcoin. Paying with Bitcoin is a disposal, not just a payment. Recap calculates the gain or loss on each spend automatically.
- A long history. Years of activity are slow to reconstruct. Recap combines the whole record so every disposal is right.
Why CoinCorner users choose Recap
CoinCorner users often choose Recap because Bitcoin activity, from recurring buys to small Lightning payments, quietly builds up more disposals than it looks. Rather than reconstructing them by hand, you can upload your statement and see your gains and losses reconciled in one report, ready to file or share with your accountant.
