Cryptocurrency is more than just an emerging digital technology, it is how many businesses are starting to tender for payment or receive payment as part of the day to day transactions they enter into. Are you as an accountant ready to provide guidance or as auditor, do you know what the most appropriate treatment for this should be?

Accountants are still up in arms about how to deal with this emerging technology in terms of the accounting and later reporting in financial statements.

Let’s explore the various proposed approaches for possible accounting treatments, based on IFRS accounting standards.