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CARF in Practice: Scope, RCASP Status and the Readiness Gap
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Live Online via Microsoft Teams
Duration: 1 hr | CPD Unit: 1
The Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) is introducing a new global standard for the automatic exchange of information on crypto-assets, requiring many businesses to reassess whether they fall within its scope and whether they are prepared to meet its reporting obligations.
In this 45-minute webinar, we will explain why CARF is fundamentally different from CRS, how to determine whether an organisation qualifies as a Reporting Crypto-Asset Service Provider (RCASP), and why seemingly small changes to a business model can significantly affect reporting obligations. We will also explore the gap between understanding the rules and being operationally ready to comply.
Using a focused product example and selected areas of practical uncertainty, the webinar will provide participants with a structured way to frame their initial CARF exposure and identify the questions that require further assessment. The session concludes with an introduction to our Executive Seminar, which develops a more detailed methodology for assessing CARF scope and readiness.
Presentation Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants will:
Understand why the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) introduces a distinct reporting regime and why early preparation is critical.
Understand why RCASP status is the critical gateway to CARF and which features of an operating model drive the assessment.
Recognise how seemingly minor changes in products or operating models can significantly alter CARF obligations.
Appreciate the difference between understanding the regulation and achieving operational readiness for reporting.
Gain a structured way to frame their organisation’s initial CARF exposure and identify the next questions and steps towards readiness.
Presentation Outline
Why CARF – and Why Now
The Gate: RCASP Status
Where the Answer Flips
The Readiness Gap
Bridge to the Executive Seminar
This webinar is designed for:
Tax professionals
Compliance and regulatory officers
Legal counsel
Risk and governance professionals
Finance leaders
Crypto-asset service providers
Digital asset exchanges, brokers and custodians
FinTech executives
Financial institutions with digital asset activities
Internal audit and regulatory reporting teams
Organisations assessing the impact of CARF on their business model
This webinar offers 1 CPD unit in Financial Regulation. Participants who attend the full webinar will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation indicating the CPD units earned.
Please note that in order to receive your certificate, you will need to log in to the Microsoft Teams webinar using the email address you registered with, or by signing in with a Teams account that matches your registration email.
Facilitators
Niko Sievert
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Dr. Niko Sievert is a specialist in tax transparency, cross-border reporting and compliance architecture. His work focuses on the practical implementation of international reporting regimes, including CRS, FATCA, QI and CARF, with particular attention to the translation of regulatory frameworks into due diligence, documentation, governance and operational structures. He has worked on cross-border reporting questions in both financial-institution and advisory settings, including early-stage CARF scope assessment and implementation structuring in the context of a major financial institution. His approach combines legal and regulatory analysis with a strong focus on how reporting obligations operate in practice — across classification, data, controls, documentation and organisational ownership. Dr. Sievert holds a PhD from the University of London and an LL.M. from The American University in Cairo. He is the founder of Sievert Consulting FZCO, a specialist advisory firm focused on international tax transparency and reporting-related implementation questions.