SARS Guide: Taxation of Crypto Assets

In-house course

1.00
Attendance at this seminar will secure 1 hour/s verifiable CPD points including other professional bodies (SAICA, SAIBA, SAIT, SAIPA , ACCA, IACSA & IRBA).
TRISTAN DAVID-CREWE WHITE   tristan@probetatraining.co.za

SARS published a new draft guide on the taxation of crypto assets in June 2026.

If you are a natural person / private individual holder of crypto assets or a business that invests in crypto or issues crypto, then knowing how to include it in your tax return is important so that you are not slapped with tax penalties.

Unpack the guide and discuss the tax treatment of crypto assets as to whether a personal use asset, capital asset, intangible asset, inventory, share, currency or a deductible expense .

  • Key definitions
  • Types of crypto assets
  • Which sections of the Income Tax Act are relevant for crypto assets
  • Tax treatment of crypto assets: a personal use asset, capital asset, intangible asset, inventory, share, currency or a deductible expense

  • Private individuals holding crypto assets
  • Business that invest in crypto assets
  • Issuers of crypto assets
  • Tax practitioners who have clients that hold crypto assets
  • Accountants and auditors of financial statements where crypto assets are included in the accounting records