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Start with our introductory video and RCASP assessment, read analysis from our experts, and go straight to the official OECD source documents.
New to CARF? Start With These Three
Watch the free CARF introduction video, read the 10 Things primer, and find out in only a few minutes if your business is an RCASP. The RCASP assessment comes with a free CARFtools account.
An Introduction to the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework: The Fundamentals
Our introductory video. The best first step if CARF is new to you.
Watch the videoAre you an RCASP for CARF?
Find out in only a few minutes if your business is an RCASP (a Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Provider) and where to go from there. The assessment comes with your free CARFtools account: all it takes is your email address.
Get your free account and start10 Things Everyone Needs to Know About CARF
Ten plain answers to the first questions everyone asks about CARF. By Paul Foster Millen and Peter A. Cotorceanu.
Read the primerWant more video? The Training Module has 8 further instructional videos.
See the Training ModuleInsights, Guidance, and Global CARF Developments
We analyse the latest regulatory updates, guidance releases, and jurisdictional announcements from around the world.
Latest articles
Live in the UK: CARF requires crypto firms to report by May 2027
5 October 2026
What the FATF’s Offshore VASP Report Means for CARF Compliance: A Practical Action Plan
22 June 2026
The FATF’s 2026 Offshore VASP Report: Key Findings Every Crypto Business Should Know
24 May 2026
Cayman Islands CARF Compliance: The Complete Guide for RCASPs
14 March 2026
Personal Liability of Directors and other Individuals Under the Cayman CARF Regulations: What All Personnel Must Know
5 March 2026
Intertax Article CARF’s Impact on the Crypto Marketplace: An Equal and Opposite Reaction?
4 March 2026
Old Tricks for New Dogs
Our five-part series on the OECD’s Cryptoasset Reporting Framework, first published in Tax Notes International. Read each part, or listen to its audio discussion.
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Part I: CARF and its roots in the Common Reporting Standard16 October 2023
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Part II: Meet the new dogs8 April 2024
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Part III: Identifying Crypto Beneficial Owners30 September 2024
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Part IV: CARF’s Reporting Obligations4 November 2024
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Part V: CARF Enforcement and Compliance9 December 2024
The Official Source Documents
CARF is an OECD standard. These links go straight to the original texts on oecd.org and open in a new tab.
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