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The FSCA requires crypto-asset service providers to obtain a licence to conduct business and publishes authorised CASP lists. Verify the entity, FSP number, and authorised activities in the current list before acting; a licence does not guarantee an asset or transaction.
Official source: FSCA: CASP licensing · FSCA: authorised CASP list
Ordinary income or capital gain
Official source: SARS: crypto assets and tax · SARS: CARF reporting framework · SARS: 2026 ITR12 individual filing-season dates
The Virtual Assets Service Providers Act 2025 took effect on November 4, 2025. The Central Bank of Kenya and Capital Markets Authority are responsible for licensing and supervising VASPs. The November 2025 official notice said no providers had yet been licensed under the Act; that dated statement does not prove a platform's current status. Verify the legal entity, service, and current licence directly before sending funds.
Official source: Kenya Law: Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025, commenced 4 November 2025 · Central Bank of Kenya and Capital Markets Authority: VASP Act 2025 commencement
Digital asset tax: 3% of transfer or exchange value
Official source: Kenya Law: Income Tax Act section 12F and digital-asset tax rate
Rate: Verify
Deductible: SARS allows qualifying trade expenses; base-cost adjustments can apply in the CGT scenario.
Deadline: For the 2026 ITR12 season, non-provisional taxpayers file from 13 July to 23 October 2026. Provisional taxpayers file from 13 July 2026 to 22 January 2027.
Official source: SARS: crypto assets and tax · SARS: CARF reporting framework · SARS: 2026 ITR12 individual filing-season dates
Rate: Verify
Deductible: Section 12F defines transfer or exchange income by gross fair-market-value consideration. We do not publish an individual cost or loss formula from this rule.
Deadline: When a platform or facilitator deducts this tax, it must remit it and file a return within five working days. Confirm your personal filing with KRA.
Official source: Kenya Law: Income Tax Act section 12F and digital-asset tax rate
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