Crypto Tax
SARS applies the normal income tax rules to bitcoin and other crypto assets. A gain on a disposal, including an exchange for another crypto asset, is taxed either as revenue under gross income or as a capital gain under the Eighth Schedule. Your own facts decide which: intention, holding period and trading frequency. You declare it on your ITR12.
- SARS Crypto Regulation 2026: Notice 6887 Explained. Notice 6887 is the SARS crypto regulation behind CARF, in force since 1 March 2026. Who it reports, what platforms send and your next step. Talk to us.
- Bitcoin Tax South Africa: How SARS Taxes BTC. Bitcoin tax in South Africa: which BTC events SARS taxes, how to value them in rand, FIFO cost, CGT or income, and the ITR12 codes. Read the guide.
- Crypto Asset Manual: South Africa Exchange Control Rules. Crypto asset manual South Africa exchange control: what the draft means for moving crypto from Luno or VALR to Binance or a cold wallet. Book a call.
- How to Declare Crypto on Your ITR12 to SARS. Where crypto goes on the ITR12: the wizard questions, source codes 4250, 4251 and 4522, and the asset statement. Step by step on eFiling. Read the guide.
- VALR Tax: How to Declare VALR Trades to SARS. VALR trades are taxed by SARS like any crypto: swaps are disposals and rewards are income. How to export your history and file the ITR12. Ask us.
- Crypto Tax Practitioner South Africa: Section 240. You can file your own crypto return. Section 240 requires anyone you pay to prepare it to be SARS-registered. How to check a practitioner. Talk to us.
- SARS Voluntary Disclosure Programme: Undeclared Crypto. How the SARS Voluntary Disclosure Programme undeclared crypto route works before CARF data lands, step by step. Book a call to review your own years.
- Luno SARS Reporting 2026: Reconcile Before You File. Luno SARS reporting 2026 explained: what CARF actually sends SARS, how a Luno CSV differs, and the reconciliation to run before you file. Book a call.
- CARF Self-Certification: The Tax Residency Form on VALR. CARF self-certification needs your tax residence country and tax number, plus name, ID, address and email. What VALR asks and the 1 March 2027 deadline.
- Crypto Capital Gains Tax South Africa: How to Calculate It. Learn how to calculate crypto capital gains tax in South Africa, apply the annual exclusion and handle revenue-vs-capital intent. Book a call for help.
- The Impact of Crypto Losses on Your Tax Return in South Africa. How crypto losses affect your South African tax return: capital versus revenue losses, what they can be offset against, and the records to keep.
- Why IT3(b) and IT3(c) Forms Are Not Supplied by Crypto Platforms like AltCoinTrader. An IT3(b) shows the interest and dividends you earned; an IT3(c) shows gains and losses on shares and unit trusts. Why crypto platforms issue neither.
- The Night SARS Came Knocking (and How I Fought Back). How CH Consulting handled a crypto investor's SARS voluntary disclosure after a seven-year capital gains tax claim, told in the client's own words.
- Crypto Tax Compliance: Essential Guide for 2025. SARS taxes crypto under normal income tax rules: sales, trades, staking and rewards are taxable, as income or capital gains on your facts. How to comply.
- Hiding Your Crypto? SARS Has Entered the Chat.. Hiding your crypto from SARS no longer works. Why the wait and see approach backfires, and the three SARS letters that lead to an audit notice.
- South African crypto tax myths debunked. The crypto industry’s rapid development has left many unsure of where they stand with declaring their crypto gains to SARS. We've debunked a few myths.
- Crypto Regulation in South Africa. This article provides a view on the current stance of crypto regulations in South Africa and how to trade internationally.
- Crypto Tax in South Africa. Tax on Crypto in South Africa - This article explains the basics of crypto tax in South Africa. The 6 taxable crypto tax events are explained.
- How is cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin taxed in South Africa?. How is cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin taxed in South Africa? SARS treats it as an asset, so gains are taxed as trading income or as capital gains.
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