I propose to provide that any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset shall be taxed at the rate of 30%. No deduction in respect of any expenditure or allowance shall be allowed while computing such income, except cost of acquisition: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
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In the meanwhile, #crypto exchanges will continue to operate in regulatory ambiguity. This uncertainty & lack of clarity adversely impacts crypto investors, VC/PE funds who have invested in this space & crypto exchanges. Govt should clarify its stand asap & publish draft Bill.
With both Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha adjourned sine die today, it is clear that the proposed #crypto legislation will not be passed at least for the next couple of months. Govt unlikely to take ordinance route specially as budget session is barely 40 days away. #CryptocurrencyNews
Jack Dorsey’s Square is changing its name to Block.
This comes days after Dorsey stepping down as CEO of the social media company he co-founded. He continues to be the CEO of Square.
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"The income earned by exchanges and other #crypto service providing platforms is liable to tax under the head Biz or Profn under Chapter-IV of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Applicability of tax rate wll depnd on status and category of taxpayer."
Govt in #RajyaSabha@nsitharaman
Finance minister responds at this point she cannot comment on the framework concerning #NFTs.
She said she has no readily available data on income tax paid on account of crypto transactions.
"The issues pertaining to regulatory capacity and also the fact that it is proliferating in past two years is taken note of," @nsitharaman responds to BJD MP Amar Patnaik on capacity of RBI and other bodies to regulate crypto and CBDC. #RajyaSabha
In response to a question in Lok Sabha, the finance ministry said, "The Government does not collect data on bitcoin transactions. The Government has no proposal to recognise bitcoin as a currency."
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