November 15, 2011
Capital gain tax
Capital gain tax, as the name suggest is the tax on capital gain. It basically refers to profit earned by selling non-inventory asset like shares, mutual funds units etc. In India, capital gain tax basically comes into the picture for those who deal in shares, mutual funds, bonds, real estate etc. There are different capital gain tax on short term and long term assets. In India, The tax rate on long-term capital gains is 20.6% of the profit after indexation of cost and if a stock is sold within one year from the date of purchase, then capital gain tax is applied on that on a different rate.
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