Kraken Tax Export

Ledger Export

Ledgers capture all account activity (trades, deposits, withdrawals, staking rewards, fees):

kraken export-report --report ledgers --description "2024 full ledger" --format CSV --starttm 1704067200 --endtm 1735689600 -o json 2>/dev/null

JSON Trade History (Alternative)

For smaller date ranges, query directly:

kraken trades-history --ledgers --consolidate-taker -o json 2>/dev/null

Filter by time:

kraken closed-orders --start 1704067200 --end 1735689600 -o json 2>/dev/null

Futures History

Futures trades are exported separately:

kraken futures history-executions --since 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z --before 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z --sort asc -o json 2>/dev/null

Futures account log (CSV):

kraken futures history-account-log-csv --since 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z --before 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z -o json 2>/dev/null

Deposit and Withdrawal Records

Complete picture for tax reconciliation:

kraken deposit status --start 1704067200 --end 1735689600 -o json 2>/dev/null
kraken withdrawal status --start 1704067200 --end 1735689600 -o json 2>/dev/null

Earn/Staking Rewards

Staking rewards appear as ledger entries of type staking:

kraken ledgers --type staking --start 1704067200 --end 1735689600 -o json 2>/dev/null

Cost Basis Workflow

1. Export all trades for the tax year (CSV).
2. Import into tax software (Koinly, CoinTracker, etc.).
3. Verify deposit/withdrawal records match exchange data.
4. Cross-reference staking rewards from ledger entries.
5. Generate tax report.

Hard Rules

• Export data is read-only; no dangerous operations involved.
• Verify export completeness by checking trade counts against trades-history totals.
• Keep exports secure; they contain full trading history.
• Futures and spot exports are separate; ensure both are included.