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Crypto traders hit with hefty tax penalty as IT Dept cracks down on P2P transactions

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Over the past few weeks, many crypto investors received income tax notices for non-payment of taxes on peer-to-peer (P2P) trades through foreign exchanges. A Binance spokesperson told Moneycontrol that the exchange has been closely monitoring and reporting suspicious trades to FIU-Ind. Rakesh (name changed) had sold crypto tokens worth Rs 98,500 through peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions for about Rs 100,000 back in 2022, making a meagre profit of Rs 1,500 on this sale. He received the entire amount in his bank account and the transaction happened through a centralised exchange. A few weeks ago, he received a notice from the income tax department flagging his Rs 100,000 deposit. On producing screen shots of the P2P trade and the statement generated by the exchange as a proof, the official asked him to pay 78% or Rs 78,000 in fine on a Rs 1,500 profit. He is one of the 50 plus customers of crypto tax platform Koinx who got such IT notices over the past few weeks. Koinx founder Punit Agarwa...

Crypto traders hit with hefty tax penalty as IT Dept cracks down on P2P transactions

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Over the past few weeks, many crypto investors received income tax notices for non-payment of taxes on peer-to-peer (P2P) trades through foreign exchanges. A Binance spokesperson told Moneycontrol that the exchange has been closely monitoring and reporting suspicious trades to FIU-Ind. Rakesh (name changed) had sold crypto tokens worth Rs 98,500 through peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions for about Rs 100,000 back in 2022, making a meagre profit of Rs 1,500 on this sale. He received the entire amount in his bank account and the transaction happened through a centralised exchange. A few weeks ago, he received a notice from the income tax department flagging his Rs 100,000 deposit. On producing screen shots of the P2P trade and the statement generated by the exchange as a proof, the official asked him to pay 78% or Rs 78,000 in fine on a Rs 1,500 profit. He is one of the 50 plus customers of crypto tax platform Koinx who got such IT notices over the past few weeks. Koinx founder Punit Agarwa...

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