Budget 2025: Income tax tweaks FM Nirmala Sitharaman made in last three Budgets; check details

Budget 2025: Income tax tweaks FM Nirmala Sitharaman made in last three Budgets; check details

Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to deliver her eighth Union Budget on February 1, 2025. Throughout her tenure, FM Sitharaman has implemented significant reforms in a bid to benefit taxpayers, corporate entities, farmers, and other sectors.  The forthcoming Union Budget is expected to introduce measures to boost dwindling economic growth and … Read more

Payments received in cryptocurrencies set to face GST complications

Payments received in cryptocurrencies set to face GST complications

Individuals who had provided services to clients outside India and were paid in cryptocurrencies are rushing to their tax advisors seeking clarity over applicability of the goods and services tax (GST). Many individuals have claimed that they got paid in cryptocurrency after they did some work such as graphic designing or advisory for clients based … Read more

Crypto tax in India spurs bonanza for digital-coin bourses

Crypto tax in India spurs bonanza for digital-coin bourses

India’s decision to impose a 30% tax on profits from cryptocurrency trading is turning out to be a boon for the country’s digital-asset exchanges. Binance-owned WazirX, India’s largest crypto bourse, has seen daily sign-ups on its platform jump almost 30% since Feb. 1, when the government unveiled the levy on the transfer of digital assets … Read more

Rupee to go digital: What Budget’s CBDC move signals

Rupee to go digital: What Budget’s CBDC move signals

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her fourth budget speech announced that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will issue India’s own digital Rupee in Financial Year 2022-23. The digital Rupee is popularly known as Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). CBDC is the digital form of fiat currency that can be transacted using wallets based on … Read more