Among the tax base broadening initiatives taken by the government in recent years in the digital sector, two key measures that have stood out are the equalisation levy and higher tax on virtual digital assets. Taxing digital economy Unlike the digital services tax applied by some other countries, the widened scope of EQL provisions in India covers even the traditional …
The Central Board of Direct Taxes has issued detailed guidelines on the levy of tax deducted at source on virtual digital assets or crypto assets, which will be effective July 1. The CBDT said, “This deduction is not required to be made in the following cases:- the consideration is payable by a specified person and the value or aggregate value …
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