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Crypto Tax Compliance: New Frontiers in Enforcement and Reporting for Taxpayers! The 2023/24 tax year marked a shift in SARS’s approach, with the revenue collector announcing in early October than it will be including crypto assets in its targeted compliance programmes. This announcement comes off the back of a staggering 5,8 million South Africans reported […]

SARS Tightens Grip on Crypto: Full Disclosure Now Critical The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued a clear warning to crypto asset holders and traders: compliance is the path of least resistance, while non-compliance could lead to heavy financial and legal consequences. With over 5.8 million South Africans now holding crypto assets and Southern

SARS Confirms Criminal Sanctions for Crypto Non-Compliance SARS confirms ability to receive information directly from local crypto asset exchanges, to ensure non-compliance is both hard and costly for taxpayers! READ MORE Jashwin BaijooAssociate Director andHead of Strategic Engagement & Compliance FEATURED IN Looking beyond the borders of South Africa, the recent media release from the

CRYPTO ASSET EXCHANGES PLAYING OPEN CARDS WITH SARS? SARS has been honing its “automatic exchange of information” process with various countries and financial institutions, and it seems Crypto Asset Exchanges have now joined the party! Though not entirely unprecedented or unexpected, to crypto asset traders or investors, this revelation can easily spell out the beginning

SARS Threatens Criminal Sanctions for Non-Compliant Crypto-Traders As a cryptocurrency trader, have you ever heard of SARS’ Electronic Forensic Services team? Chances are, no. You have however certainly heard of the revenue collector enhancing their Audit capabilities to more than just a “quick count”, through the use of data driven insights. Now consider the risk

SARS’ Ragnarök for Non-Compliant Cryptocurrency Traders and Investors SARS has been honing its “automatic exchange of information” process with various countries and financial institutions, and it seems Crypto Asset Exchanges have now joined the party! Though not entirely unprecedented or unexpected, to crypto asset traders or investors, this revelation can easily spell out the beginning

Crypto Tax Classification Capital Gains or Income “Bitcoin, blockchain, mining”. By now we’re all familiar with cryptocurrency and its related buzzwords. The initial boom in cryptocurrency markets, has resulted in many people becoming cryptocurrency investors, with everyone seeking to capitalise on intangible investment opportunity, or at least, the loss that comes with their investments, in

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CRYPTO TAX SUPPORT LAUNCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA WITH UK PARTNERSHIP UK based software company Recap has launched its services in South Africa with a strategic partnership with specialist advisors Crypto Tax Consulting (A company under the Tax Consulting SA umbrella), bringing together Recap’s industry leading crypto tax software and Crypto Tax Consulting’s extensive experience providing

CRYPTO REGULATION WELCOME IF IT STIMULATES GROWTH The recent announcement that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will soon begin regulating crypto transactions should come as no surprise to crypto investors or crypto services providers. This is according to Thomas Lobban, Legal Manager, Cross-Border Taxation at Tax Consulting South Africa. READ MORE Featured in “While