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Tax Treatment of Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Transactions

As businesses and individuals hold and trade digital assets, revenue authorities have set out how these gains and income are taxed. This course clarifies the difference between capital and revenue treatment and the record keeping crypto activity demands. Delegates learn to compute and report positions with confidence.

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What you will be able to do

  • Distinguish trading income from capital gains on digital assets
  • Value crypto transactions for tax at the correct point
  • Track cost base across wallets, exchanges and forks
  • Compute gains, losses and income for a tax period
  • Document positions to withstand a revenue authority review

Course outline

  1. 01Digital assets and how authorities classify them
  2. 02Revenue versus capital treatment
  3. 03Valuation and the timing of events
  4. 04Cost base tracking and record systems
  5. 05Mining, staking and airdrop income
  6. 06Computing and reporting positions
  7. 07Compliance risk and audit readiness

Who should attend

Tax advisers, accountants, treasury staff and finance managers dealing with businesses or clients that hold, mine or transact in cryptocurrency and other digital assets.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
5 to 6 Oct 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
6 to 7 Oct 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
7 to 8 Oct 2026Durban2R10,000Register
8 to 9 Oct 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
12 to 13 Oct 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
13 to 14 Oct 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
19 to 20 Oct 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
20 to 21 Oct 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
21 to 22 Oct 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register
22 to 23 Oct 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Register
26 to 27 Oct 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Register
27 to 28 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Register
28 to 29 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Register
29 to 30 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Register
2 to 3 Nov 2026Kampala2US$1,100Register
3 to 4 Nov 2026Accra2US$1,100Register
4 to 5 Nov 2026Lagos2US$1,100Register
5 to 6 Nov 2026Cairo2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Nov 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Nov 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
11 to 12 Nov 2026Online2US$900Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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