Country tax profile · 2026
India crypto tax
How India taxes crypto
India has no separate crypto tax; personal crypto gains are generally treated like other capital gains or ordinary income (up to 39%), and staking, mining and trading can be classified differently. Confirm your specific case.
Compiled by MyNomadWorld for India and currently being re-verified against primary sources. Confirm with a local adviser before relying on it.
How India compares
57 of 197 countries we track have no tax on personal crypto gains (no capital gains tax). India is not one of them.
Who is a tax resident of India?
>=182 days in India in the FY; OR >=60 days in FY + >=365 days over preceding 4 years (60-day rule extended to 120/182 days for citizens/PIOs with Indian income >INR 15 lakh). Deemed resident: Indian citizen with Indian income >INR 15 lakh not liable to tax elsewhere.
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What is the crypto tax rate in India?
India has no separate crypto tax; personal crypto gains are generally treated like other capital gains or ordinary income (up to 39%), and staking, mining and trading can be classified differently. Confirm your specific case.