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- The government proposes the introduction of twin taxes on digital assets
- Experts say that the system is going to be similar to the standard income taxation procedures
- With the introduction of taxes before the passage of the crypto bill, it is hoped that crypto might get banned in India
India is on a quest to levying taxes on the cryptocurrency market, and it is planning this for the short term to slowly cease the market in the future. The main motive of India seems to lie in the banning of the assets completely. As per Business Standards reports, the government has been planning on imposing income taxes on cryptocurrencies along with GST on the trading profits, fees charged on platforms, and all other transactions made via digital assets. An 18% commission fee will be charged over exchanges made with Bitcoins as per government norms. As per the finance ministry, a new official notice will be released soon. A certain point has also been made clear that the levying of GST and taxes do not make the crypto platform legitimate and that the government will not answer any future mishaps in any way.
The Initiative, as explained by the government of India.
The government is aiming to gather taxes of both types by levying from April 2020 to 2021. The newspaper sources have sent a confirmation regarding this announcement. The announcement has also mentioned the taxation procedures on the cryptocurrency market. The introduction of a bill has also been planned by the authorities in the current parliament session, focusing on banning privatized cryptocurrencies. An initiative has been made to introduce the digital rupee formally. This will be under the charge of the Central Bank of India. However, the contents are unknown of the mentioned bill so far. The terms of the bill are yet to be declared by the government. Anurag Thakur, India’s Minister of State, mentioned the existing policy gaps among the impending bills.
Important notes from the expert’s desk
With no clear terms put forward by the government, the Ceo of Binance-owned WazirX, Nishchal Shetty, has mentioned that although the government has revealed no taxation decisions on the gains from cryptocurrency, according to him, the twin taxations must be very similar to that on the other assets or very similar to the other types on income taxations that are made on other incomes worldwide. As per an unknown source mentioned in today’s news, the twin taxes will be charged on almost all the exchanges of goods and commodities, and the banning of these has not yet been declared so far.
With a background in journalism, Ritika Sharma has worked with many reputed media firms focusing on general news such as politics and crime. She joined The Coin Republic as a reporter for crypto, and found a great passion for cryptocurrency, Web3, NFTs and other digital assets. She spends a lot of time researching and delving deeper into these concepts around the clock, and is a strong advocate for women in STEM.
