Unifying global standards for crypto-asset tax reporting.
The CARF Alliance is a neutral industry education platform for the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework and DAC8. Read technical deep-dives, track jurisdiction implementation, and stay current on compliance obligations as they evolve.
Status, deadlines and domestic extras, reviewed monthly.
Technical deep-dives, regulation breakdowns and country guides.
HMRC 31 May, Sweden 1 Apr, most of the EU 30 Sep.
Three pillars: Learn, Track, Build
Deep technical articles
Side-by-side comparisons of CARF, DAC8 and HMRC. Schema deep-dives. Country-specific guides written for compliance, technical and policy readers.
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Implementation status across major jurisdictions: CARF and DAC8 status, first reporting deadlines, and country-specific nuances.
Explore →Practical references
Schema snippets, validation patterns and reporting checklists for the teams actually building CARF generators.
Explore →Featured articles
CARF, DAC8, and HMRC's Crypto Reporting, What's the Difference?
Three overlapping crypto-asset reporting regimes, three different scopes, three different deadlines. A side-by-side breakdown for CASPs trying to figure out which rules apply where.
CARF XML Schema Explained, A Developer's Guide to CARFxml_v1.5.xsd
How the OECD's CARFxml schema is structured, what each top-level element means, and the validation pitfalls that bite developers building CARF generators for the first time.
Austria KESt & CARF, The Complete Guide for CASPs
Austria's withholding tax (KESt) on crypto runs in parallel with CARF and the domestic Krypto-MPfG reporting regime. A field guide to all three for CASPs serving Austrian residents.
Global implementation status
A live view of CARF and DAC8 adoption across major financial centres.
| Jurisdiction | CARF | DAC8 | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| GBUnited Kingdom | Active | N/A | Apr 2026 |
| ATAustria | Aligned | Active | Apr 2026 |
| BEBelgium | Aligned | In transposition | Feb 2026 |
| BGBulgaria | Aligned | In transposition | Jan 2026 |
| HRCroatia | Aligned | In transposition | Jan 2026 |