Canada's Premier Training Hub for Digital Asset Taxation 

Empowering Canada’s tax professionals with practical, CPA-level education for the digital-asset era.

Who This Is For

  • CPAs and tax preparers
  • CRA auditors and compliance professionals
  • Financial advisors and planners
  • Accountants learning to handle crypto transactions
  • Legal practitioners needing tax-aligned digital-asset understanding
  • Anyone working with clients who hold or transact in digital assets

Whether you’re completely new to crypto or already comfortable with the basics, this platform gives you the clarity and confidence to handle even complex tax scenarios.

What We Do

The Canadian Institute of Digital Asset Taxation, the educational division of Davis Accounting & Tax, provides Canadian accountants, tax professionals, and financial advisors with authoritative, practice-oriented education on crypto-asset taxation.

With digital assets becoming increasingly common in both personal and corporate filings, professionals need clear, reliable, and technically accurate guidance. This school delivers it.

Our programs distill years of research, real client cases, CRA interpretations, and hands-on practice into accessible, structured learning designed specifically for Canadian taxpayers and practitioners.

Featured Program - CAIP

Crypto Assets in Practice (CAIP)

A three-part flagship program designed to take you from foundational understanding to full practical application.

Part 1 – Digital Asset Fundamentals & Compliance

Asset types, determining reporting obligations, client onboarding, data gathering, reporting challenges, valuation, ACB, and guidance overview.

Part 2 – Capital Gains & Losses

Taxable events, multi-step transactions, dual events (staking, liquidity pools, loans), NFTs, disposals, involuntary losses, deemed dispositions, crypto scams and real return-preparation examples.

Part 3 – Business Income and Losses 
Inventory valuations, cost of goods sold, other direct costs, GST/HST, payroll considerations and advanced scenarios including mining corporations, day trading, and NFT creators. 

Each part includes examples, scenarios, worksheets, and knowledge checks for PD certification.

What You Will Learn 

Our programs provide clear, plain-language explanations supported by practical examples, including:

How to classify different digital assets (coins, tokens, NFTs, LP units, derivatives, etc.)

Capital vs. business income characterization

Valuation, ACB continuity, and FMV challenges

Staking, mining, validators, liquidity pools, DeFi transactions

Crypto-to-crypto trades and multi-step transactions

Income reporting for individuals, contractors, and businesses

Loss recognition (including involuntary losses, scams, bankrupt platforms)

Deemed Dispositions

CRA audit expectations, evidentiary standards, and common red flags

Bonus Material:
Payroll considerations, GST, and more.

Each concept is paired with real examples, CRA references, and step-by-step walkthroughs.

Quality Learning Solutions

We provide the most relevant and up-to-date content to help learners advance in their careers and build strong foundations for their futures

About the Instructor 

Candy M. Davis, CPA, CGA
Founder of Davis Accounting & Tax
Founder of The Canadian Institute of Digital Asset Taxation

Candy M. Davis, CPA, CGA is widely recognized as one of Canada’s foremost authorities in cryptocurrency and digital asset tax accounting. As the founder of Davis Accounting & Tax, she has spent more than a decade guiding individuals, businesses, and institutions through the complex intersection of tax regulation and emerging blockchain technologies.

Her expertise and thought leadership have helped shape how the accounting profession navigates digital assets, with her insights featured in publications, professional forums, and national speaking engagements. Through her dedication to education and her practical work with clients, she has earned a strong reputation as a trusted advisor to both practitioners and policymakers.

Miss Davis served on the Policy and Advocacy Committee of the Canadian Blockchain Consortium, where she contributes to the development of informed, forward-thinking strategies for blockchain adoption and regulation. She is also a member of CPA Canada’s Cryptocurrency Working Group, advising on industry standards and working directly with the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) on matters impacting the digital asset space.

Her unique combination of deep technical tax expertise, strategic policy insight, and understanding of blockchain innovation positions her as an influential voice in Canada’s evolving digital economy.

For more information, visit www.cryptocurrencytaxaccountant.ca.

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