South African Revenue Service releases crypto asset tax guidelines, about 6 million users face audits.

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Odaily Planet Daily News: The South African Revenue Service (SARS) released a draft crypto asset tax guide on July 1, 2026, aiming to establish compliance rules for approximately 5.8 to 6 million cryptocurrency users in South Africa, and opened the public comment period until August 31, 2026. According to the updated framework, crypto assets are classified as intangible assets, not foreign currency or traditional currency, and taxpayers do not need to pay tax on unrealized gains or losses during the period of simply holding the assets. Tax obligations are triggered upon disposal of assets. If an individual's crypto activities are deemed to be similar to business operations or short-term day trading, the profits will be classified as gross income and taxed at a marginal tax rate of 18% to 45%; if crypto assets are held as long-term investments, disposal gains are subject to capital gains tax, with an effective tax rate for individuals of 18% to 36%. The draft also treats exchanges between crypto assets as barter transactions, with tax consequences arising immediately at the local market value at the time of exchange. SARS stated that it has deployed a Crypto Revenue Augmentation Unit to track and audit digital wallets, and urged taxpayers who have not previously disclosed crypto gains to complete their declarations through the voluntary disclosure program to avoid administrative penalties after stricter enforcement following the August deadline. (Bitcoin.com News)
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