The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has uncovered a significant amount of undeclared income, totalling £630 million, stemming from cryptocurrency and Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) transactions. The Income Tax Department has been actively pursuing non-compliant taxpayers through various enforcement measures. To encourage voluntary reporting, the CBDT also launched a 'NUDGE' campaign, contacting over 44,000 individuals who failed to declare their VDA dealings in their tax returns.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has identified multiple instances of tax evasion linked to investments in cryptocurrency and other Virtual Digital Assets (VDAs), according to a recent statement by the Ministry of Finance in the Rajya Sabha.
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FAQ :
The CBDT has detected £630 million in undisclosed income linked to cryptocurrency and other Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) transactions.
The Income Tax Department is employing measures such as reassessment, surveys, and search-and-seizure operations under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
The 'NUDGE' campaign is a targeted awareness initiative by the CBDT to enhance voluntary compliance, involving sending emails and messages to individuals who traded in VDAs but did not report these transactions.
Taxpayers have disclosed a combined total of £705 million in VDA-related income for FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24.
The CBDT is using technology-driven tools like the Non-Filer Monitoring System (NMS), Project Insight, and internal databases to cross-reference tax filings with reported transactions from Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs).