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Crypto tax holding period in India
Bought on September 5, 2026 in India: holding time does not change the treatment, and the gain is taxed at a flat rate.
Verified How we verify
- The next tax year in India begins on April 1, 2027.
Key facts
| Regime | Flat rate |
|---|---|
| Holding period | No threshold |
| Treatment today | Flat rate on the gain |
| Days to threshold | No threshold |
| Annual allowance | None published |
| Next tax year begins | April 1, 2027 |
| Authority | Income Tax Department |
What applies, and when
- On any disposal
- Income from the transfer of a virtual digital asset is charged to income tax at the rate of thirty per cent, no deduction other than the cost of acquisition is allowed, and a loss on such a transfer cannot be set off against other income or carried forward.
- Caveat
- How long the asset was held does not change the charge. A separate deduction at source of one per cent applies to payments for the transfer of a virtual digital asset and is creditable against the final liability.
Source: Income Tax Department · checked . The threshold is counted as whole days from the purchase, which is how the rule is stored.
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Bought on September 5, 2026 in India: holding time does not change the treatment, and the gain is taxed at a flat rate.
- Treatment today
- Flat rate on the gain
- Days to threshold
- No threshold
- Annual allowance
- None published
This is an explanation of how the rules work, not tax advice, and your own position depends on facts this page cannot see.
This is an explanation of how the rules work, not tax advice, and your own position depends on facts this page cannot see.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does how long the coin was held change the tax in India?
- No. In India the treatment of a disposal is the same however long the coin was held.
- Is there an annual tax-free amount in India?
- No annual tax-free amount has been verified for India, so none is shown.
- When does the India tax year start?
- The next one begins on April 1, 2027.
See also
- India regulation
Who regulates crypto there, and what is restricted
- Crypto tax basics
Disposals, cost basis and records
- All tax holding periods
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