{"id":64365,"date":"2025-11-19T10:17:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/?post_type=steuern&#038;p=64365"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:13:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:13:42","slug":"faq-glossary-to-the-performance-report","status":"publish","type":"steuern","link":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/steuern\/performancebericht\/faq-glossar-zum-performancebericht\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ &amp; glossary for the performance report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-ist-der-performancebericht-ein-offizielles-steuerdokument-\">1. is the performance report an official tax document?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>No.<\/strong><br>The performance report is a&nbsp;<strong>Informative, economic evaluation<\/strong>&nbsp;of your trading activities.<br>He is&nbsp;<strong>Roughly based on tax regulations<\/strong>, but replaces&nbsp;<strong>No tax advice<\/strong>&nbsp;and places&nbsp;<strong>no tax assessment notice<\/strong>&nbsp;dar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You should discuss which documents you use in your tax return and how they should be classified with your tax advisor.&nbsp;<strong>own tax consultant<\/strong>&nbsp;clarify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-warum-weichen-die-zahlen-vom-ib-kontoauszug-ab-\">2. why do the figures differ from the IB account statement?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<strong>IB account statement<\/strong>&nbsp;is based on the&nbsp;<strong>US system<\/strong>&nbsp;and calculates many results in the&nbsp;<strong>Trading currency<\/strong>&nbsp;(e.g. USD).<br>The&nbsp;<strong>Performance report<\/strong>&nbsp;generally calculates profits and losses in&nbsp;<strong>EUR<\/strong>, including exchange rate effects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, certain products - in particular&nbsp;<strong>Foreign currencies<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Options\/tilting transactions<\/strong>&nbsp;- aggregated differently and combined into separate categories.<br>The figures can therefore differ significantly, although&nbsp;<strong>the same transactions<\/strong>&nbsp;are the basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details: see subpage&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/taxes\/performance-report\/differences-to-the-account-statement-ib-statement\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/steuern\/performancebericht\/unterschiede-zum-kontoauszug-ib-statement\/\">\u201eDifferences to the account statement \/ IB statement\"<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-ich-habe-nie-aktiv-w-hrungen-gehandelt-warum-sehe-ich-trotzdem-fremdw-hrungsgewinne-verluste-\">3. i have never actively traded currencies. Why do I still see foreign currency gains\/losses?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A foreign currency trade already begins when the&nbsp;<strong>Cash balance<\/strong>&nbsp;a foreign currency (e.g. USD) from&nbsp;<strong>0 moved away<\/strong>, e.g. through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dividends in USD,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sales of US equities with subsequent holding of the USD balance,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Purchases or sales in other foreign currencies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as this balance is later&nbsp;<strong>Direction 0<\/strong>&nbsp;(e.g. by exchanging them back into EUR or making new purchases), this results in a&nbsp;<strong>Realized foreign currency gain\/loss<\/strong>.<br>This is shown in the performance report in the category&nbsp;<strong>\u201eForeign currencies\"<\/strong>&nbsp;shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details and calculation example: see subpage\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/taxes\/performance-report\/understanding-foreign-currency-gains-losses\/\">\u201eForeign currencies: Understanding Gains &amp; Losses\"<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-warum-sehe-ich-keinen-separaten-gewinn-verlust-aus-meiner-long-option-\">4. why do I not see a separate profit\/loss from my long option?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When a&nbsp;<strong>Long option (call\/put)<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>exercised<\/strong>&nbsp;the option value is often included in the&nbsp;<strong>Cost price of the underlying asset (e.g. share)<\/strong>&nbsp;included.<br>The actual effect then appears&nbsp;<strong>not as a separate option P&amp;L<\/strong>, but later in the&nbsp;<strong>Share P&amp;L<\/strong>, if you sell the share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only if an option&nbsp;<strong>expires worthless<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>Smoothed<\/strong>&nbsp;the income statement typically appears directly in the category&nbsp;<strong>\u201eOPT\"<\/strong>&nbsp;or a related option category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out more: Underside\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/taxes\/performance-report\/options-writer-transactions-in-the-performance-report\/\">\u201eOptions &amp; option writer transactions\"<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-was-zeigt-die-kategorie-pr-mie-\">5 What does the \u201ePremium\" category show?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The category&nbsp;<strong>\u201ePremium\"<\/strong>&nbsp;exists&nbsp;<strong>for German customers only<\/strong>&nbsp;and summarizes&nbsp;<strong>Short options (short options)<\/strong>&nbsp;together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When a short option is opened, the premium amount is paid as <strong>Premium profit<\/strong> recorded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the event of closing out (repurchase), there may be a <strong>Premium loss<\/strong>, also in this category.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the case of assignment, the original premium profit is retained, while the shares are booked separately at the strike price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austrian and many international variants, on the other hand, list options uniformly under&nbsp;<strong>\u201eOPT\"<\/strong>, without a separate premium category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-kann-ich-die-zahlen-im-performancebericht-selbst-nachrechnen-\">6. can I recalculate the figures in the performance report myself?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Basically yes, but with effort:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Use the <strong>Transaction section<\/strong> of the IB account statement, in which the <strong>original transaction prices in trading currency<\/strong> are listed.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will also need <strong>historical exchange rates<\/strong> (e.g. daily closing prices), as the performance report converts buy and sell prices into EUR.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On this basis, the euro profit\/loss for individual trades can be tracked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If a tax authority has queries about the&nbsp;<strong>Calculation<\/strong>&nbsp;and you use the performance report as proof, CapTrader can - within the limits of what is possible - provide the&nbsp;<strong>Explain numerical derivation<\/strong>, without adopting the tax assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-wie-sollte-ich-den-performancebericht-in-bezug-auf-meine-steuererkl-rung-verwenden-\">7. how should I use the performance report in relation to my tax return?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The performance report can help you:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your <strong>Structured overview of trading results<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>and documents for a meeting with your <strong>Tax consultant<\/strong> to prepare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, CapTrader offers&nbsp;<strong>No tax advice<\/strong>&nbsp;and speaks&nbsp;<strong>No recommendation<\/strong>&nbsp;to use the report in a certain way in the tax return.<br>How and whether you use the report vis-\u00e0-vis the tax office should be discussed with your&nbsp;<strong>Tax consultant<\/strong>&nbsp;discuss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"glossar-wichtige-begriffe\">Glossary - Important terms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Realized gains\/losses<\/strong><br>Gains or losses resulting from a&nbsp;<strong>Completed transaction<\/strong>&nbsp;arise (e.g. selling a position, closing a currency trade).<br>Unrealized (\u201ebook\") gains or losses on open positions are typically shown in the performance report.&nbsp;<strong>not included<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>FIFO method (First In - First Out)<\/strong><br>Disposal sequence in which it is assumed that the&nbsp;<strong>pieces purchased first<\/strong>&nbsp;also as&nbsp;<strong>first sold<\/strong>&nbsp;be<br>Is shown in the performance report in particular for&nbsp;<strong>German customers<\/strong>&nbsp;used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Average method (Avg method)<\/strong><br>Method in which all purchases of a security are&nbsp;<strong>Average cost price<\/strong>&nbsp;is calculated.<br>Profits\/losses then result from the difference between this average price and the selling price.<br>Is shown in the performance report in particular for&nbsp;<strong>Austrian customers<\/strong>&nbsp;used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Foreign currency gain\/loss (cash FX)<\/strong><br>Profit or loss that arises when the&nbsp;<strong>Cash balance in a foreign currency<\/strong>&nbsp;(e.g. USD) by&nbsp;<strong>Exchange rate changes<\/strong>&nbsp;between opening and closing.<br>Is shown in the performance report in the category&nbsp;<strong>\u201eForeign currencies\"<\/strong>&nbsp;shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Withholding tax<\/strong><br>tax, which is&nbsp;<strong>Abroad<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<strong>Domestic<\/strong>&nbsp;is withheld directly on investment income (e.g. dividends, interest).<br>The performance report generally shows withholding taxes separately as&nbsp;<strong>\u201eDomestic withholding tax\"<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>\u201eWithholding tax abroad\"<\/strong>&nbsp;off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Short option<\/strong><br>Sale of an option (call or put) in which the seller (writer) pays an option price.&nbsp;<strong>Premium<\/strong>&nbsp;and in return enters into the obligation to deliver or take delivery when exercised.<br>For German customers, such transactions are reported in the performance report in the category&nbsp;<strong>\u201ePremium\"<\/strong>&nbsp;summarized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Informative tax report \/ German Tax Report<\/strong><br>Separate report prepared by a third party on behalf of IB and presented as a&nbsp;<strong>Instructions for the KAP annex<\/strong>&nbsp;should serve.<br>CapTrader has found that this report is frequently&nbsp;<strong>Significant errors<\/strong>&nbsp;and therefore strongly advises customers to&nbsp;<strong>depends on the use<\/strong>.<br>The performance report is&nbsp;<strong>a proprietary format developed by CapTrader<\/strong>&nbsp;and independently of the \u201eGerman Tax Report\".<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Account statement \/ statement \/ activity report<\/strong><br>Official standard document from Interactive Brokers that shows the account movements in the&nbsp;<strong>US-oriented system<\/strong>&nbsp;represents.<br>It forms the formal basis for reconstructing the actual business transactions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Ist der Performancebericht ein offizielles Steuerdokument? Nein.Der Performancebericht ist eine&nbsp;informative, wirtschaftliche Auswertung&nbsp;Ihrer Handelsaktivit\u00e4ten.Er ist&nbsp;grob an steuerliche Regelungen angelehnt, ersetzt aber&nbsp;keine Steuerberatung&nbsp;und stellt&nbsp;keinen Steuerbescheid&nbsp;dar. Welche Unterlagen Sie im Rahmen Ihrer Steuererkl\u00e4rung verwenden und wie diese einzuordnen sind, sollten Sie mit Ihrem&nbsp;eigenen Steuerberater&nbsp;kl\u00e4ren. 2. Warum weichen die Zahlen vom IB-Kontoauszug ab? Der&nbsp;IB-Kontoauszug&nbsp;orientiert sich an der&nbsp;US-Systematik&nbsp;und berechnet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":51900,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"class_list":["post-64365","steuern","type-steuern","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"blog_summary":"","blog_faq_schalter":"nein","faq_uberschrift":"","blog_faq_loop":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/steuern\/64365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/steuern"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/steuern"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/steuern\/64365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64476,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/steuern\/64365\/revisions\/64476"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/steuern\/51900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.captrader.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}