what is black money ?
Black money is any money on which tax is not paid to the government. This is the universally agreed upon definition and most applicable to India. The process of transferring/moving this money is called laundering as opposed to 'transferring' because the money is essentially illegal and transfer/transaction has a positive connotation to them. It's initiation is easy. If you earn money and you do not pay tax on it, wallah, you have just created black money. This is fairly common in India. You* go to a local convenience store ( kirana shop ), buy something and do not ask for a receipt. That purchase is not recorded in the accounts of that store, he does not pay sales tax on it and the money you have paid him essentially becomes black money. You rent yourself an unregistered cab in New Delhi. There is no tax on that rent because the vehicle is not registered as a commercial cab. *swush* Black money. [Very very common]*** You buy/sell real estate/land...