Long Term Capital Gains Tax
Capital gains taxation of hybrid funds: How different types of hybrid funds are taxed?
Capital gains taxation of mutual funds depends on how much the fund invests in equity and debt. Since hybrid funds have different equity-debt allocations, the tax treatment of their capital gains varies based on their portfolio allocation.
3 min read7 Jun 2026Vijay Kedia wants LTCG tax on equities abolished — says long-term investors must be rewarded
Vijay Kedia advocates for abolishing long-term capital gains tax on listed equities, arguing it would encourage patient capital and entrepreneurship in India. He suggests current tax policy blurs the line between investment and speculation.
2 min read28 May 2026What is Long Term Capital Gain tax? Why do investors and other stakeholders want it removed in every budget?
Ahead of the Union Budget, the debate on Long-Term Capital Gains tax intensifies. Critics argue it hinders long-term investments, reduces post-tax returns, and promotes double taxation. The effective tax rate for high earners may drive talent abroad, threatening India's economic competitiveness.
3 min read24 Jan 2026The 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 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 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 2025How to adjust your financial life after LTCG tax hike to 12.5%?
While we would love to go back to the pre-2018 days of 0% tax or at least remain in the 2018-24 era of 10% tax, there is not much we can do.
4 min read27 Aug 2024Budget 2024: How will capital gains tax tweaks impact taxpayers? Beneficial, says I-T department. Here's the math
Budget 2024: With too many capital gains tax-related changes coming into force, that too with immediate effect, taxpayers are anxious about the impact on their tax liability. Tax rates have been changed, exemption limit has been raised and indexation has been phased out.
2 min read24 Jul 2024Demat Account: What are the tax implications of transactions?
Securities Transaction Tax (STT) is imposed on both buyers and sellers in the Indian stock market. Capital loss occurs while selling an asset for less than its purchase price and can be used to offset capital gains. Both short-term and long-term losses can be carried forward for 8 years.
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