{"id":88758,"date":"2024-08-06T06:29:21","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T10:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=88758"},"modified":"2024-08-06T06:30:13","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T10:30:13","slug":"breaking-india-slams-binance-with-86m-tax-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/breaking-india-slams-binance-with-86m-tax-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: India Slams Binance With $86M Tax Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India has sent <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/indias-financial-intelligence-unit-fiu-fines-binance-2-25m.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"81937\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Binance<\/a> a $86 million tax bill, accusing the exchange of failing to register under India's GST regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/India-Slams-Binance-With-86M-Tax-Bill.jpg\" alt=\"India Slams Binance With $86M Tax Bill\" class=\"wp-image-88762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/India-Slams-Binance-With-86M-Tax-Bill.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/India-Slams-Binance-With-86M-Tax-Bill-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/India-Slams-Binance-With-86M-Tax-Bill-768x425.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/India-Slams-Binance-With-86M-Tax-Bill-860x476.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Binance, the world's largest crypto&nbsp;exchange, has experienced another dip&nbsp;in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Indian authorities have issued a staggering $86 million tax bill to the Titan Exchange in response to non-compliance issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India Issues Tax Bill On Binance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/indian-government-may-seek-legislation-banning-some-cryptocurrencies.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"15405\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Indian government<\/a> has issued a substantial tax bill to Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ahmedabad unit of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has issued a show cause notice to Binance, requesting $86,033,159 in Goods and Services Tax (GST).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tax recovery notice results from&nbsp;allegations that Binance collected fees from Indian users who traded virtual digital assets (VDAs) on their platform without registering under the Indian GST framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This action has illustrated India's efforts to bring cryptocurrency operations into its tax regime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binance, which has an estimated 40% market share in the global cryptocurrency market and operates in over 150 countries, is currently under scrutiny from Indian tax authorities, which is not unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new bill&nbsp;pushed by the Indian government will essentially assert its regulatory authority over international crypto platforms serving Indian users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This development represents a significant milestone in India's strategy for regulating the rapidly growing virtual currency market within its borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may also establish a precedent for how other countries handle global cryptocurrency&nbsp;exchanges operating within their borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In light of recent events in the Indian cryptocurrency market, this is fairly normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most recently, a prominent exchange in India, WazirX, was hacked, resulting in the theft of millions of users' funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">India\u2019s Crypto Policy Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Concurrently, India's financial regulators are taking measures to implement a more comprehensive policy for cryptocurrencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rbi.org.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reserve Bank of India (RBI)<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; 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