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Zaif taxes, API plus a statement.

Zaif’s API returns your balances, but not your trade history. Connect a read-only key for those, and bring trades in from a statement.

  • Read-only
  • 8 country reports
  • Free to start
Connection receiptIllustrative
From
Zaif
To
HashBooks ledger
Method
Read-only API key
Access
View only. No trading, no withdrawals
Brings in
Fees
Report
Form 8949 SA108 Schedule VDA myTax capital gains Schedule 3 Anlage SO Form CG1 IRAS income summary
Keys
AES-256-GCM, deleted on disconnect

Every row keeps its original record

Good to know

Zaif specifics.

  • Zaif’s API has no trade-history endpoint that HashBooks can read, so trades must come from a file. Without them your gains can’t be worked out.
  • HashBooks prepares your report for the country where you file, not where Zaif is based, so gains on Zaif follow your own country’s rules.

How to connect

Connect Zaif in a few minutes.

Pick the method that suits you — both land in the same ledger. Stuck? See connecting accounts in the help centre.

  1. Sign in to Zaif and open its API management page.
  2. Create a new API key and enable read (view-only) permission only. Leave trading and withdrawals switched off.
  3. In HashBooks, choose Zaif under Integrations and paste the API key and secret.
  4. HashBooks syncs your full history and keeps it up to date.

Taxed or not

What’s taxable on Zaif?

For the country you picked at the top of the page.

What’s taxable on Zaif in United States
On ZaifTaxable in United States?How
Moving to your own walletNoMoving between your own wallets and accounts.
Buying cryptoNoBuying with dollars sets your cost basis.
Selling for cashYesCapital gain or loss; short- or long-term by holding period.
Swapping one coin for anotherYesA disposal of the coin you give up, at market value.
What’s taxable on Zaif in United Kingdom
On ZaifTaxable in United Kingdom?How
Moving to your own walletNoMoving between your own wallets.
Buying cryptoNoBuying with pounds adds to your Section 104 pool.
Selling for cashYesCapital Gains Tax above the £3,000 annual exempt amount.
Swapping one coin for anotherYesA disposal at market value.
What’s taxable on Zaif in India
On ZaifTaxable in India?How
Moving to your own walletNoMoving between your own wallets and exchanges.
Buying cryptoNoBuying with rupees sets your cost of acquisition.
Selling for cashYes30% plus 4% cess on the gain; 1% TDS on Indian exchanges.
Swapping one coin for anotherYesA transfer of the coin you give up, taxed at 30% plus cess; TDS applies on both legs.

What comes across

What HashBooks reads from Zaif.

  • Fees

Your country

Zaif and your country’s rules.

Change the country at the top of the page and these rules change with it. Every line links to the full explanation in the help centre.

United States · Form 8949

  • Selling, swapping or spending what you hold on Zaif. Selling, swapping or spending crypto is a capital gain or loss: short-term at 10–37% if held a year or less, 0, 15 or 20% if held longer. More on Zaif in United States
  • Moving coins to or from Zaif. Moving crypto between your own wallets and accounts isn’t taxable. More on Zaif in United States
  • Cost basis. Since 1 January 2025 cost basis is tracked per wallet or exchange; HashBooks uses FIFO, lot by lot. More on Zaif in United States

Full rules: the United States crypto tax guide in the help centre, or the United States overview.

United Kingdom · SA108

  • Selling, swapping or spending what you hold on Zaif. Selling, swapping or spending crypto is a disposal for Capital Gains Tax: gains above the £3,000 annual exempt amount are taxed at 18% or 24%. More on Zaif in United Kingdom
  • Moving coins to or from Zaif. Moving crypto between your own wallets isn’t a disposal. More on Zaif in United Kingdom
  • Cost basis. Disposals match same-day buys, then buys in the next 30 days, then the Section 104 pool. More on Zaif in United Kingdom

Full rules: the United Kingdom crypto tax guide in the help centre, or the United Kingdom overview.

India · Schedule VDA

  • Selling, swapping or spending what you hold on Zaif. Each sale or swap is a transfer taxed at a flat 30% plus 4% cess on the gain. Losses can’t be set off, and only the cost of acquisition is deductible. More on Zaif in India
  • Moving coins to or from Zaif. Moving crypto between your own wallets and exchanges isn’t a transfer. More on Zaif in India

Full rules: the India crypto tax guide in the help centre, or the India overview.

See the rules for your country.

Worked example

The numbers, worked through.

A typical Zaif sale, as your tax office would treat it. These are example figures, not yours; HashBooks uses your own history for those.

Sell 1 ETH bought 14 months earlier

Illustrative · United States

Sell 1 ETH bought 14 months earlier, line by line
Proceeds$3,500
Cost basis (FIFO)−$2,000
Long-term gain$1,500
Tax at the 15% long-term rate$225

Held a year or less, the same gain would be taxed at your ordinary rate, for example 22%: $330. The full example in the help centre.

A £20,000 gain on a £40,000 salary

Illustrative · United Kingdom

A £20,000 gain on a £40,000 salary, line by line
Net gain£20,000
Less the annual exempt amount−£3,000
Taxable gain£17,000
£10,270 in the basic-rate band × 18%£1,848.60
Remaining £6,730 × 24%£1,615.20
Capital Gains Tax£3,463.80

Your salary decides how much of the gain falls in the 18% band. The full example in the help centre.

Sell BTC bought for ₹1,00,000

Illustrative · India

Sell BTC bought for ₹1,00,000, line by line
Sale value₹1,50,000
Cost of acquisition−₹1,00,000
Gain (the ₹500 fee isn’t deductible)₹50,000
Tax at 30%₹15,000
Cess at 4%₹600
Total tax₹15,600
Less 1% TDS already deducted−₹1,500
Balance at filing₹14,100

A loss on another coin wouldn’t reduce this: VDA losses can’t be set off. The full example in the help centre.

At a glance

Zaif in brief.

Zaif at a glance
Listed jurisdictionJapan
Marketsspot
How HashBooks connectsAPI for transfers, file for trades
History it gives HashBooks
Websitezaif.jp
API documentationtechbureau-api-document.readthedocs.io
Fee schedulezaif.jp

Jurisdiction, markets and links as listed in the open-source ccxt library (4.5.85), which HashBooks uses to connect to exchanges.

Security

A read-only Zaif key, and nothing more.

Even if the key were misused, a view-only Zaif key cannot trade or withdraw. It is encrypted at rest with AES-256-GCM and removed when you disconnect. How HashBooks keeps data safe.

Questions

Zaif, answered.

Does Zaif report my trades to the tax office?

Reporting depends on where Zaif is regulated and where you live, so don’t rely on it. Your return has to include every sale and swap across all your platforms, which is what HashBooks brings together.

Why do I need a file for Zaif trades?

The Zaif API gives HashBooks your balances but not your trades. Download your trade history from Zaif and upload it with the HashBooks template; the two sources land in the same ledger.

How do I get my Zaif transaction history for taxes?

Connect Zaif with a read-only API key and HashBooks pulls the history for you. You can also export a statement from Zaif and upload it with the HashBooks template.

Which HashBooks plan do I need for Zaif?

Connecting Zaif and seeing an estimated tax summary is free for up to 100 transactions across 3 connections. Filing reports for your country start on the Starter plan; see pricing.

Can HashBooks trade or withdraw on Zaif?

No. The key you create is view-only, and HashBooks contains no code that can trade, withdraw or transfer. It’s encrypted with AES-256-GCM and deleted the moment you remove Zaif.

Something else? Read all questions and answers, ask us or browse the help centre.

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Start with Zaif, add the rest later.

Free to start. Read-only from the first click.

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Try “Schedule VDA”, “Kraken”, “Form 8949” or “accountants”.

Sample report