--- title: "Kraken Futures" description: "The easiest way to calculate your Kraken Futures crypto taxes with Recap. Connect your account in seconds for a secure, read-only sync." --- # Automated Kraken Futures Crypto Tax Calculator The easiest way to calculate your Kraken Futures crypto taxes with Recap. Connect your account in seconds for a secure, read-only sync. Recap has a comprehensive integration with [Kraken Futures](https://www.kraken.com/features/futures) that makes it easy to manage your **crypto tax calculations**. Connect your Kraken Futures account 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 Kraken Futures. 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 Kraken Futures tax can be difficult to calculate manually Kraken Futures is a derivatives venue, so it produces a record built around positions, funding and fees rather than simple buys and sells. That is exactly what makes it hard to work through by hand. A few things tend to trip people up: - **Profit and loss, not simple trades.** Closing a futures position produces a realised profit or loss that behaves differently from a spot disposal and needs recording accurately. - **Funding payments and fees.** Perpetual contracts charge or pay funding at regular intervals, and those amounts, along with trading fees, all belong in an accurate record. - **High frequency and liquidations.** Active accounts open and close many positions, and liquidations add further events that are easy to miss when reconstructing by hand. - **A record separate from spot.** Derivatives are treated differently from spot crypto in most places, so your Kraken Futures activity needs to be captured clearly and kept distinct. ## How to import your Kraken Futures data into Recap Connect your Kraken Futures account to Recap by API and we import your full history automatically, including your realised profit and loss, funding payments, fees, deposits and withdrawals, however far back your account goes. Recap records your derivatives activity as clear informational figures and applies the tax rules for your jurisdiction, so a high-frequency futures account resolves into an accurate, readable record. [Connect Kraken Futures](https://recap.io/integrations/[object%20Object]) ## How are Kraken Futures transactions taxed? Tax treatment depends on the transaction type and where you are tax resident. Here is how the main Kraken Futures activities are generally treated: This table shows Recap's default classification for common Kraken Futures 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. ### What this means for your record Derivatives such as futures are treated differently from spot crypto, and the exact treatment depends on where you are tax resident. Recap records the disposals and acquisitions that your realised profit and loss, funding payments and fees create, so you have an accurate record to apply your local rules to. Transfers between your own accounts are not disposals. Refer to our [tax guides](https://recap.io/guides/crypto-tax-uk-a-comprehensive-guide) for a more detailed look at crypto tax rules. ## What's in your Kraken Futures tax report Recap turns your full Kraken Futures history into a single record: realised profit and loss, funding payments and fees captured as the disposals and acquisitions they create, kept distinct from your spot activity, and summarised year by year so you can apply the rules for your jurisdiction, file yourself, or hand it straight to your accountant. ## Common Kraken Futures tax challenges and how Recap solves them Kraken Futures accounts produce a few recurring problems for record-keeping. Here is how Recap handles each one: - **Realised profit and loss.** Closing a position produces a profit or loss that behaves differently from a spot disposal. Recap records each one accurately. - **Funding and fees.** Frequent funding charges and fees are easy to overlook. Recap captures them so your record is complete. - **Liquidations.** Forced closures add events that are easy to miss. Recap imports them alongside the rest of your activity. - **Keeping futures separate from spot.** Derivatives need distinct treatment. Recap keeps your futures record separate and clearly presented. ## Why Kraken Futures users choose Recap Kraken Futures users often choose Recap because a high-frequency derivatives account produces funding, fees and realised profit and loss that are painful to reconcile by hand and need keeping distinct from spot. Rather than piecing it together, you can connect by API and see it captured in one clear record, ready to apply your local rules, file, or share with your accountant. ## FAQs ### Is Kraken Futures taxable? In most jurisdictions, some tax can arise from futures activity, but derivatives are treated differently from spot crypto and the exact rules depend on where you are tax resident. Recap records your realised profit and loss, funding and fees so you have a clear basis to apply your local rules. ### Can I import Kraken Futures into Recap using an API? Yes. You connect your Kraken Futures account to Recap by API to import your full history automatically, including realised profit and loss, funding payments, fees, deposits and withdrawals. ### How does Recap treat futures profit and loss? Recap records the realised profit and loss from your closed positions, along with funding and fees, as clear informational figures kept separate from your spot activity, so you can apply the derivatives rules for your jurisdiction. ### Does Recap capture funding payments and fees? Yes. Funding payments and trading fees are imported alongside your positions, so your futures record is complete rather than missing recurring costs. ### Is Kraken Futures separate from my Kraken spot account? Yes. Recap keeps your Kraken Futures derivatives record distinct from your Kraken spot activity, so each is treated in the way its own rules require. --- Canonical HTML: https://recap.io/integrations/kraken-futures Site map: https://recap.io/sitemap.xml ยท AI manifest: https://recap.io/llms.txt Any page listed above is available as Markdown by appending `.md`, or by sending `Accept: text/markdown`.