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
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