Accounting for Cryptocurrency (CPE Course)

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CPE Credit: 1 hour

Course Type: Downloaded PDF materials with online test

Price (with PDF Textbook): $15


Course Description
There are several unique accounting issues associated with cryptocurrency. In the Accounting for Cryptocurrency course, we provide background information about the nature of cryptocurrency, blockchains, cryptocurrency wallets, pool mining, and cloud mining, and then delve into the related accounting issues. We address the classification of cryptocurrency, as well as cost basis tracking, impairment testing, accounting for cryptocurrency mining, and much more. This is the go-to guide for those who have questions about how to account for cryptocurrency.


Author: Steven Bragg

Course Number: AC1151

Learning Objectives

  • Identify the characteristics of a cryptocurrency.

  • Specify the characteristics of a cryptocurrency wallet.

  • Recall how the proof of work method functions.

  • Specify the expenses incurred by a cryptocurrency miner.

  • Recall how cryptocurrency assets are classified for accounting purposes.

Level: Overview

Instructional Method: QAS Self-Study

NASBA Category: Accounting

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None

Latest Review Date: February 2023

Program Registration Requirements: Click on "Purchase Course" near the top of this page to pay for and access the course. You will then be able to download the course as a PDF file, then take an on-line examination, and then download a certificate of completion if you pass the examination.

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