Bitcoin Mining Taxes Germany 2026 – Complete Guide

Private or commercial — the core question

Tax treatment depends on whether your mining counts as private asset management or a commercial operation. A single miner in a basement is typically assessed differently from a setup with several machines, planned purchases and larger-scale profit intent. The classification is a case-by-case decision by the tax office.

We are not tax advisers and do not give tax advice. What we provide is a proper invoice showing VAT and, for business customers with an EU VAT ID, a reverse-charge invoice at 0 %.

What you should document

• Hardware purchase invoices including invoice date
• Electricity consumption and cost, ideally via a dedicated meter
• Pool payouts with date and exchange rate at time of receipt
• Sales or swaps of mined coins with date and value
• Usage shares if rooms or equipment are also used privately

Why a dedicated meter helps

A separate electricity meter for the miners cleanly separates business from private consumption and makes costs verifiable. It is the simplest step to avoid later disputes — and it helps operationally because you know real consumption instead of datasheet values.

For your specific case, please consult a tax adviser experienced with crypto.

Shipping, warehouse and delivery time

Stocked units ship within 2–4 business days from our warehouse in Bavaria, Germany. Because the hardware is already imported and cleared inside the EU, there is no import VAT, no customs paperwork and no waiting for air freight from Asia. Models sourced directly from the factory show their own delivery time on the product page.

We ship insured to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the rest of the EU. Orders above 1,000 € ship free within Germany, and express shipping is available for stocked units.

Payment, invoice and warranty

You can pay by bank transfer, credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or cryptocurrency. Every order comes with a proper invoice showing VAT. EU business customers with a valid VAT ID are invoiced at 0 % under the reverse-charge scheme, and we can switch your session to B2B mode with net prices.

New and used miners are covered by statutory warranty under EU law. Used units are tested, cleaned and shipped with a logged hashrate; the exact scope is stated on each product page.

Advice before you buy

We help you check electricity tariff, power connection, cooling, noise and realistic payback before you order — including when the honest answer is that a machine will not pay off at your kWh price. Send us your electricity cost and the planned location and we will run the numbers with you.