TL;DR: The Dashboard shows all imported transactions, including deposits and withdrawals. The Realized & Unrealized Gains Report does not include deposits/withdrawals, since these should only represent internal transfers between your own wallets/exchanges. If deposits and withdrawals don't match up (a missing transaction on one side), your Dashboard balance will be wrong. Use the Missing Transactions Report and the Current Balance page to find and fix these gaps.
Why do the Dashboard and Gains Report show different coin balances?
The dashboard includes all transactions imported into CoinTracking, while the gains page does not include deposits and withdrawals.
Deposits and withdrawals should be a closed loop for internal transfers of coins from one of your wallets / exchanges to another.
If you only have one side of the transfer (only a deposit or only a withdrawal), the balance on the dashboard will be incorrect, because you always need to match a withdrawal with a deposit.
How do I find missing transactions?
The Missing Transactions Report shows where deposits and withdrawals are missing.
For more information on missing transactions, see this article: Missing Transactions Report: White Entries (No Match)
Once the non-matching entries in the Missing Transaction Report, which are displayed as white, have been corrected, the Gains Report and Dashboard will also match again.
How do I spot a negative coin balance?
Check the Current Balance page. If a coin shows a negative balance there, this is a strong indicator that transactions for that coin are missing or were imported incorrectly.
If you see a negative balance for a specific coin, check your imported transactions for that coin in detail. For example, review the Binance transactions for the affected coin specifically, as missing or incomplete Binance imports are a common cause of this issue.
How do I fix a fee difference between a withdrawal and a deposit?
When you transfer coins between your own wallets/exchanges, the amount withdrawn is often slightly higher than the amount deposited due to a network or exchange fee. If this fee isn't recorded, the difference stays in your buy pool and can distort your balances and gains.
To fix this, manually enter the missing fee for the difference between the withdrawal and deposit amount. This ensures the fee amount is properly accounted for and no longer remains stuck in the buy pool.
Related: Long-term vs. short-term holding period settings
While reviewing gains and balances, you may also notice how CoinTracking classifies coins as long-term or short-term. By default, CoinTracking uses the German 12-month rule to determine long-term holding status.
If your country uses a different holding period (e.g., a 1-year rule), you can adjust this under your Tax Settings > Advanced Options by selecting the appropriate country setting. Note that this adjustment is not available directly on the Long/Short Report page itself. It must be changed in the Tax Settings.