Cameroon Compliance Report

Regulatory Overview

Regulatory Status

Dedicated crypto/VA legislation, licensing regime, active enforcement

Key Regulator(s)

National Agency for Financial Investigation, UMAC Ministerial Committee, Ministry of Finance

Primary Legislation

Loi n° 2016/007 du 12 juillet 2016 is Cameroon's PENAL CODE (portant Code Pénal), Any future crypto regulation would undoubtedly incorporate robust AML/KYC obliga, Law No. 2016/007 of 12 July 2016 on the Fight against Money Laundering and Terro, This is the general AML/CFT law in Cameroon. Official government portals may hos, For general information on monetary policy and financial regulation in the CEMAC, the regulation specifies thresholds, e.g., for offers whose total value is less than 50 million CFA francs within a 12-month period, s bitcoin legal-tender law). However, no, CEMAC financial regulation reaches crypto transactions expressly. COBAC decision, Cameroonian Anti-Money Laundering Act

Travel Rule

Adopted — Threshold: Implemented

Tax Reporting

No Specific Crypto Capital Gains Tax: Cameroon does not have a dedicated capital gains tax on virtual assets.. Wrong on both the existence and the number. Cameroon has no separate capital gains tax on cryptocurrency at all — crypto is absent from the CGI. Where Cameroonian law does tax gains, it does so *inside* the IRPP as a category, not as a separate tax: plus-values on the cession of shares and securities are taxed as revenus de capitaux mobiliers at 16.5% (15% IRCM base + 10% CAC = 16.5%), rising to a 33% liberatory rate where the beneficiary is established in a tax haven (CGI arts. 70-71); plus-values on immovable property are taxed at 5%. There is no 15% headline rate: 15% is the IRCM *base* rate before the mandatory 10% centimes additionnels communaux.. If an individual frequently trades cryptocurrencies, the DGI might consider this a professional activity, and profits would be subject to the progressive Personal Income Tax (PIT) rates.. The progressive PIT rates typically range from 10% to 35% (or higher including surcharges) based on income brackets.. Casual gains from occasional sales might also be subject to PIT.

Key Facts

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