Crypto Tax Guide for Accountants

This program is designed to provide a foundational understanding of how cryptocurrency is taxed in Australia and, more significantly, to incorporate crypto tax services into your practice. How will the ATO differentiate between an investor and a trader, and what are the tax implications for each?You will learn crypto-related terminologies as well as taxable and non-taxable events. The course also covers topics like as the concept of cryptocurrency mining and the taxation of capital gains, including coin-to-coin transactions, staking with rewards, wrapping, bridging, liquidity pools, airdrops, NFTs, DAOs, and SMSFs. This course will focus on recent ATO enforcement activities on cryptocurrencies and how to declare them in your or your clients’ tax returns. This course aims to provide a foundational understanding of how cryptocurrency is taxed in Australia and, most importantly, incorporate crypto tax services into your practice. Learning Objectives: How to treat investments in crypto assets (also called crypto or cryptocurrency) for tax purposes in Australia What Are Crypto Taxable Events with Regard to All Cryptocurrencies?Understand how to differentiate between an investor and a trader?How to report the cryptocurrency gains in your tax return Learn all the below topics: Introduction – Overview of how Cryptocurrency is taxed in Australia and the obligations Investor or Trader Professional Advice Present Challenges Core Tax issues Crypto Margin Trading Crypto Tax Filing