As the Union Budget proposes a 30% ‘crypto tax,’ the Income Tax Department will be closely monitoring every transaction on crypto exchanges. This comes into effect on April 1, 2022.

As the Union Budget proposes a 30% ‘crypto tax,’ the Income Tax Department will be closely monitoring every transaction on crypto-exchanges. This comes into effect on April 1, 2022.

Officials from the Income Tax Department, the Central Board of Direct Taxes(CBDT), told ANI that they have been directed to do so by income tax officials.

According to a senior official from the Finance Ministry, “Our officers will closely monitor the Cryptocurrency Exchanges, which number around 40, where transactions in major currencies like Bitcoin and Etherium are taking place.”

Officials informed ANI that of the 40 cryptocurrency exchanges, 10 deal primarily in the purchase and sale of cryptocurrencies. Their turnover ranges from Rs 34,000 crore up to Rs 1 trillion.

The official said that crypto transactions will not only be tracked by IT sleuths but also through reporting entities.

The new tax system for cryptocurrency will be covered by section 285BA and section (k), IT Act. Any person subject to section 44AB audit (Like individuals, HUF, and firms) is required to file the prescribed financial statements as per rule 114 E. ).

The official stated that crypto transactions will be easier to track once 1 percent Tax Deducted At Source (TDS), will occur by July 1, 2022.

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In an interview with ANI, JB Mohapatra (CBDT Chairman), stated that it is difficult to track and trace these crypto investors. TDS will allow for the tracking and tracing of those who are involved in this type of business, making profits, but not in their income tax returns.

They can also be traced through reporting entities, in addition to being traced through TDS. Mohapatra stated that the imposition of a 30% tax on the proceeds of digital assets as per the Union Budget 2022-22 will result in huge tax collections, given the Rs 1 trillion turnovers of the top 10 cryptocurrency exchanges in the country.

Mohapatra stated, “During our pilot program on crypto, we discovered that they are operating with four models.”

“People trade in crypto, but they don’t file it in their income taxes returns. The income tax returns of crypto traders do not include any indication that they are trading in crypto. We found the third model that although there were details about crypto trading, their estimates of stock sales and purchases or cryptos were incorrect.

The fourth model displays details about crypto profits in the tax return, but they also show it as income other than income from capital gains or income from the business. Income tax returns were not filed in suspicious cases. “This is very problematic for our office,” said the chairman of CBDT.

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