Robinhood 1099-DA to TurboTax
Got a 1099-DA from Robinhood Crypto with Unknown cost basis on most lots? Upload the PDF, reconcile against your activity history, download a TXF that imports correctly into TurboTax Desktop.
Why Robinhood traders see Unknown basis
For tax year 2025 — the first year Form 1099-DA is in effect — Robinhood Crypto is required to report digital asset dispositions to the IRS and to you. The catch: the form's Unknown cost basis column ends up filled in for a lot more lots than most Robinhood users expect.
Three reasons this is concentrated on Robinhood. First, broker basis tracking for crypto wasn't required by the IRS before January 1, 2025 — so any lot you bought on Robinhood Crypto before that date typically reports as Unknown unless you brought records over. Second, Robinhood Crypto LLC took over the crypto product from the original Robinhood entity, and crypto transferred during that handoff loses some of its acquisition record. Third, anything you transferred into Robinhood from an external wallet has no Robinhood-side basis at all, even if you have the receipt from MetaMask, Coinbase, or wherever the lot started.
If you import the 1099-DA as-is into TurboTax, those Unknown lots get treated as zero basis — meaning you pay tax on the full proceeds. The fix is to reconcile against your Robinhood Account Activity CSV (or any other source that has the missing basis) before the TXF is generated. That step is free; only the final download is paid.
Three Robinhood scenarios, one flow
Whichever shape your Robinhood basis story takes, the converter handles it.
Case 01
Bought and sold on Robinhood in 2025
Both the buy and sell happened in 2025 inside Robinhood Crypto. The 1099-DA has full basis. Upload the PDF, skip reconciliation, pay, download.
Case 02
Pre-2025 lots show Unknown
You held BTC, ETH, or other crypto in Robinhood from before 2025. The 1099-DA shows Unknown for those lots. Upload the PDF plus a Robinhood Account Activity CSV — we match by ticker, quantity, and date to fill in basis.
Case 03
Transferred in from another wallet
You moved crypto into Robinhood from MetaMask, a hardware wallet, or another exchange. Robinhood doesn't know what you paid. Upload the source's transaction CSV alongside the 1099-DA to bridge the basis.
How it works
Four steps. Preview and reconciliation are free — you only pay to download.
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Extract
Every lot, term-aware
Reconcile
Fill Unknown basis
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TXF, CSV, XLSX, PDFs
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You upload
- Robinhood Crypto 1099-DA PDF (Tax Center → Crypto)
- Optionally: Robinhood Account Activity CSV for Unknown lots
- Or: an external wallet/exchange CSV for transferred-in lots
You download
- TXF for TurboTax Desktop, TaxAct, H&R Block
- Form 8949 CSV and XLSX
- Reconciliation report (matched lots, remaining Unknowns)
- Import guide PDF with TurboTax screenshots
Preview is free. Reconciliation is free. One-time $6.99 for the bundle.
Robinhood 1099-DA FAQ
Where do I find my 1099-DA inside Robinhood?
In the Robinhood app or web client, open Account → Tax Center → Tax Documents. The crypto 1099-DA is listed alongside any 1099-B for stocks. It's typically available between mid-February and early March of the year after the tax year. If yours hasn't appeared, Robinhood emails it when ready.
Why does my Robinhood 1099-DA show Unknown for lots I bought years ago?
Crypto broker basis reporting wasn't required by the IRS until January 1, 2025. Anything held on Robinhood from before that date doesn't have IRS-mandated basis tracking, so the 1099-DA reports those lots as Unknown. You can fill them in by uploading a Robinhood Account Activity CSV that covers the original purchase.
I transferred crypto into Robinhood from MetaMask. How do I fix that basis?
External transfers always show Unknown on the 1099-DA — Robinhood has no record of what you paid before the lot arrived. Upload the source's transaction history (MetaMask CSV from Etherscan, an exchange export, or any Form 8949 CSV that contains the original purchase) alongside the 1099-DA. We match by ticker, quantity, and acquisition date.
Robinhood Crypto LLC vs the original Robinhood entity — does that matter for my taxes?
Not for the 1099-DA itself — Robinhood Crypto LLC is the issuing entity for crypto activity in 2025 and the form covers that account. But the entity migration is part of why some pre-2025 lots lost their basis tracking. The fix is the same: reconcile against your full activity history, not just what's on the 1099-DA.
Does this work with the Robinhood Account Activity CSV?
Yes. The Account Activity CSV is the cleanest source for filling in Unknown basis on Robinhood lots — it has every buy, sell, deposit, and withdrawal with timestamps and prices. The reconciler maps each Unknown lot to the matching buy row and pulls cost basis from there.
How are wash sales treated for Robinhood crypto?
If the 1099-DA flags wash sales, the values pass through to the TXF using the standard codes (322 short-term wash, 324 long-term wash). The IRS hasn't formally extended wash sale rules to crypto as of the 2025 filing year, but Robinhood may still report them on the 1099-DA — we honor whatever the form says rather than overriding.
TurboTax Online or Desktop?
Desktop only. TurboTax Online doesn't accept TXF imports from any source. If you're filing with Online, either switch this filing to Desktop or use the Form 8949 CSV/XLSX we provide for manual entry.
Is my 1099-DA stored?
No. The PDF and CSV are processed in memory and deleted when the conversion finishes. The output bundle stays available for 24 hours behind a signed URL, then is removed. We don't keep your tax documents.
Related reading
1099-DA vs CSV: How to Reconcile When Totals Don't Match
Why your 1099-DA never matches your raw exchange export, and the line-by-line flow to file accurate numbers on Form 8949.
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