インドの仮想通貨税の損失相殺ルール2026: 損失を相殺できますか?

No, not even against gains from a different cryptocurrency. Section 115BBH(2) of the Income Tax Act specifically blocks it: a loss from transferring one Virtual Digital Asset (VDA) cannot be set off against income from the transfer of another VDA. So if you lost money on one coin and profited on another in the same year, you still owe 30% tax on the full gain, the loss on the other coin simply cannot reduce it. This is stricter than almost any other asset class in India.

No. Crypto losses cannot be set off against any other head of income, salary, business income, capital gains from stocks or mutual funds, rental income, or anything else. VDA income sits in its own isolated tax bucket. A ₹5 lakh crypto loss provides zero tax relief on your salary or your equity portfolio gains that same year.

No. Unlike stock market losses (which can be carried forward up to 8 years) or business losses, VDA losses simply expire at the end of the financial year in which they occur. If you end the year with a net crypto loss, that loss cannot be applied against crypto gains, or anything else, next year. It is gone.

Yes. India does not distinguish between short-term and long-term for crypto the way it does for stocks or property. Every VDA gain is taxed at a flat 30% (plus applicable surcharge and 4% cess) regardless of how long you held it, and the no-set-off, no-carry-forward rule applies uniformly regardless of holding period.

Not through loss set-off, the law does not allow it. Some traders instead focus on realistic risk management: sizing positions so a loss on one trade does not force a taxable event elsewhere, keeping meticulous per-transaction records (each VDA-to-VDA trade is its own taxable event with its own 1% TDS), and treating crypto as a separate, ring-fenced part of a portfolio rather than something to actively trade in and out of for tax efficiency. This is general information, not tax advice, consult a chartered accountant for your specific situation.