Crypto Tax Calculator (India)
30% flat VDA tax + 1% TDS — no loss set-off, no expense deductions; the harshest regime, computed straight.
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About Crypto Tax Calculator (India)
India taxes virtual digital assets harder than anything else legal: a flat 30% (plus cess — effective 31.2%) on every profitable trade, with THREE unique cruelties — no loss set-off (a ₹1 lakh gain on Bitcoin and ₹1 lakh loss on Ethereum still owes ₹31,200), no deduction for any expense except purchase cost (gas fees, exchange commissions — nothing), and no slab benefit (the rate is 30% whether you earn ₹3 lakh or ₹3 crore). The 1% TDS under 194S compounds the friction: every sale above thresholds (₹50,000/year for most individuals, ₹10,000 for specified persons) has 1% withheld on the FULL sale value — not the gain — which active traders discover as a liquidity tax: 50 round-trips of the same capital strips ~40% of it into TDS credits, recoverable only at filing. Indian exchanges deduct automatically; P2P and foreign-exchange trades make YOU the deductor, an obligation almost universally missed. What still counts: crypto received as salary/airdrops/mining is taxed at receipt (as income at slab) AND again at 30% on later appreciation; gifts above ₹50,000 from non-relatives are taxable to the receiver; FIFO ordering per exchange-wallet is the accepted costing convention; and Schedule VDA in the ITR itemizes every trade — exchanges' tax reports (or crypto-tax software for DeFi-heavy books) are practically mandatory. Non-reporting is poorly hidden: the TDS trail tells the department exactly who traded.
How to use Crypto Tax Calculator (India)
- 1Enter Purchase cost, Sale value, Loss on OTHER crypto trades (for awareness) into the Crypto Tax Calculator.
- 2The result is computed automatically using Tax = gain × 30% (+4% cess) per trade ; losses from other VDA trades CANNOT offset — each profitable trade is taxed in isolation ; 1% TDS on every sale (194S) — there is no button to press; it updates live as you type.
- 3Change any input to model a different scenario, then use “Copy result link” to share the exact numbers.
Why use Crypto Tax Calculator (India)?
- ✓Computes crypto tax calculator instantly with the correct formula — no spreadsheet needed
- ✓100% free and unlimited, with no sign-up, login or paywall
- ✓Runs entirely in your browser, so the figures you enter are never uploaded or stored
- ✓Shows the formula, a live worked example and references so you can defend the number
Frequently asked questions
Crypto ka loss agle saal carry forward hota hai?+
Nahi — VDA losses ka koi set-off nahi (na dusre crypto ke gain se, na kisi aur income se) aur koi carry-forward bhi nahi. Yeh equity se bilkul ulta hai. Iska practical matlab: har profitable trade par 31.2% pakka hai, losses sirf aapke hain. Portfolio-level isi liye crypto me churning sabse mehnga hai.
1% TDS wapas kaise milta hai?+
ITR file karke — TDS aapke PAN par 26AS/AIS me dikhta hai aur final tax se adjust/refund hota hai. Problem cash-flow ki hai: saal bhar har sale par 1% rukta gaya, refund agle saal milta hai. Active traders apna effective working capital isi hisaab se rakhein. Foreign exchanges par TDS aapko khud kaat kar bharna hota hai (Form 26QE-class compliance) — miss karna penalty zone hai.
Airdrop ya staking rewards par kya tax hai?+
Do baar sochiye: milte waqt fair-market-value par income (aam taur par 'other sources' me slab par; business-scale par business income), aur baad me bechte waqt us FMV se upar ke gain par 30%. Receipt-day ki value ka record rakhna isliye zaroori hai — wahi aapka cost basis banta hai. Gas/transaction fees kisi bhi step par deductible nahi.
P2P ya DEX par trade kiya to TDS kaun kaatega?+
AAP — buyer hone par 194S ka 1% kaat kar jama karna aapki zimmedari hai jab seller resident ho; DEX/foreign platforms yeh nahi karte. Compliance practically mushkil hai isliye serious volumes wale Indian-KYC exchanges par rehte hain jahan TDS automatic hai. Non-compliance ka risk chhota nahi: TDS default par interest + penalty + prosecution provisions sab maujood hain.
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