Why CARF Is Redefining Tax Reporting as a Business-Critical Function

In this ebook, you’ll learn about:

• Competitive Advantage Through Compliance: CARF forces platforms to build resilient, trust-driven architectures. Learn how making tax reporting seamless can boost customer trust, institutional credibility, and long-term resilience.
• 2026 Compliance Deadline: Why January 1, 2026—when enhanced due diligence (OECD Self-Certification) requirements begin—is nonnegotiable, and how regulators, exchanges, and solution providers agree: “CARF is not a nice-to-have.”
• CARF & KYC Overlap: Over 85 % of required data mirrors KYC. Discover how unified onboarding flows eliminate silos, reduce customer drop-offs, and accelerate compliance.
• User Privacy vs. Penalties: Crypto users prioritize privacy and face widespread misinformation. Learn why clear, proactive education is essential to ensure they understand that tax reporting protects their assets.
• Enterprise-Level Risk: CARF isn’t just a tax task—it’s an enterprise-risk issue. See how leading platforms are educating CEOs and boards to treat CARF with the same rigor as AML, avoiding frozen accounts and hefty fines.
• Streamlined Data Systems: Manual, fragmented processes won’t scale. Explore how centralized registries and automated reporting workflows help platforms meet CARF/DAC8 mandates before the deadline.

This concise guide distills insights from a high-level roundtable—featuring global tax regulators, top exchanges, and compliance innovators—about treating CARF like AML. With strict penalties and no room for manual processes, you’ll find actionable strategies to unify KYC and tax data, educate privacy-focused users, elevate CARF to board-level priority, and automate your reporting workflow. Position your platform as a trusted leader in the evolving crypto landscape by turning compliance into a strategic advantage.