New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian government has asked cryptocurrency investors across the country to pay taxes on their earnings or else face the music. India's Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said on Tuesday that action will be taken against those who would try to conceal incomes from crypto assets.
Those who have earned from #Bitcoin, would have to give tax. Their source of income would also be asked and if they don't pay tax, action will be taken against them: CBDT Chief Sushil Chandra (File Pic) pic.twitter.com/q5BVDSAIY6
— ANI (@ANI) February 6, 2018
Chandra said that the Income Tax Department has issued notices to about one hundred thousand persons who have invested in cryptocurrencies and have not declared the profit earned thereof while filing their income tax returns.
"People who have made investments (in cryptocurrency) and have not declared income while filing taxes and have not paid tax on the profit earned by investing, we are sending them notices as we feel that it is all taxable," Chandra said while addressing an "ASSOCHAM Post Budget Seminar."
"We found out that there is no clarity on investments made by many people which means that they have not declared it properly," Chandra added.
He further said that, as per income tax (laws), whatever money one is investing (in cryptocurrency), it would be taxable if it is unexplained. Besides, even the profit gained on the same is taxable.
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"So we will tax that particular amount and they should pay tax on that," Chandra said.
Meanwhile, continuing its downward move since the start of 2018, Bitcoin plunged to a three-month low and was trading below $6000 on Tuesday.
