As digital asset adoption accelerates across financial institutions and corporations, finance professionals face mounting pressure to navigate complex accounting, tax, and audit challenges. With changing regulations and a rapidly transforming market, organisations need clarity on how to properly manage, classify, and report these assets whilst ensuring compliance and minimising risk.
This expert panel discussion brings together co-founders Pete Osborne and Rob Gaskell from Appold, an independent blockchain advisory company, alongside Tax Partner, Thomas Adcock and Audit Partner, Daniel Howarth from Gravita, a specialist audit and tax firm. Drawing from real-world experience with major crypto exchanges, custody platforms, and institutional clients, the four practitioners address the practical challenges finance teams encounter, providing actionable insights on classification decisions, tax timing issues, audit complexities, and emerging regulatory developments.
What we cover
Classification and accounting treatment
- How to classify digital assets in financial statements
- UK accounting standards for crypto asset valuation
- Revaluation models and impairment rules
Tax implications and timing
- Income recognition timing for staking rewards and conversions
- Cross-border payment tax implications
- Corporate exit tax and international structuring
Audit challenges and solutions
- Why auditors struggle with crypto clients and how to address this
- The role of specialist experts in digital asset audits
- Updated ICAEW guidelines and regulatory frameworks
Regulatory landscape
- FCA policy developments and industry impact
- US influence on UK crypto regulation
- Inheritance planning with digital assets
Is your organisation ready for digital asset compliance?
Many finance teams are unprepared for the complex accounting, tax, and audit requirements that come with digital assets. Don’t let regulatory changes catch you off guard.
Talk with our digital asset specialists to assess your current position and develop a roadmap for compliance.
