Long Term Capital Gains News
The end of indexation: How India’s real estate wealth play is shifting from patience to pace
For decades, property rewarded those who waited. The new tax laws will reward those who move.
3 min read24 Nov 2025How much capital gains tax applies when you sell mutual funds across categories? Explained
How much capital gains tax is levied on the sale of mutual funds depends on two factors – holding period and category of mutual fund. We deconstruct the nuances here
2 min read22 Nov 2025Is there capital gains exemption on reinvesting share sale proceeds?
NRIs can claim capital gains exemption on reinvestment of share sale proceeds if certain conditions under the Income-tax Act are met.
2 min read29 Sep 2025From surcharge to dead loss: The hidden impact of the 12.5% non-indexed property tax
How the 12.5% non-indexed long-term capital gains tax affects surcharge, loss set-off, and reinvestment strategies for homeowners.
6 min read18 Aug 2025CBDT raises cost inflation index to ease capital gains tax burden
The rationale is that long-term capital gains on assets such as land and buildings should apply only to real profits, excluding gains purely due to inflation.
2 min read2 Jul 2025How to calculate tax if capital gains are your sole income in FY25
The benefit of ₹1.25 lakh exemption and the basic exemption limit are available, but slab rates are not applicable, and rebates are also not available.
4 min read18 Jun 2025For some NRIs, capital gains from Indian mutual funds are tax-free
If you're a tax resident of a foreign country that doesn't tax capital gains and has a residual clause under ‘capital gains’ in its double taxation avoidance agreement with India, you're in luck.
6 min read15 Apr 2025Who can avail the indexation benefit on property sale and is it even worth it?
If tax at the new 12.5% rate is higher than 20% rate with indexation on properties bought before 23 July 2024, the excess will be ignored. However, the new tax without the benefit allows to offset capital losses against gains.
6 min read6 Apr 2025Mutual funds engineer new category in quest for tax-efficient debt funds
These schemes put 65% of the portfolio in debt and the remaining 35% in arbitrage funds to reap the benefit of 12.5% long-term capital gains tax, as pure debt funds are taxed at your income tax slab rate regardless of the holding period.
3 min read31 Mar 2025Vivek Kaul: Is capital gains tax to blame for the exodus of foreign investors?
As the stock market wilts amid FII outflows, it’s being offered as an explanation by those who manage other people’s money to justify past narratives gone wrong. As an argument, though, it’s hollow.
4 min read18 Mar 2025Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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