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How to set the cost basis on a trade
How to set the cost basis on a trade

What to do if you believe the cost basis shown in Koinly is wrong and you want to change it

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Written by Jack
Updated over a month ago

Cost basis (cost of acquisition) of a disposed asset is calculated automatically by Koinly based on your previous transaction history and Settings selected. Koinly computes all the previous transactions involving the asset and applies the cost basis calculation method you selected to derive the cost basis.

☝️ Cost basis on a disposal is computed automatically - you cannot edit it

What if the cost basis is wrong?

Review the transactions that led to this disposal as those transactions are what Koinly used to calculate the cost basis. Possibly, there's an error in historical data that is causing the calculation to be implausible. Fixing this error (on historical transactions) will trigger Koinly to recalculate the cost basis on the trade in question.

To assess Koinly's cost basis calculations, see:


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