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Capital Gain Tax Calculator for FY19

“Use this tool to calculate applicable capital gain tax on your investment sold in financial year FY18-19. Investments can be taxed at either long term capital gain tax rate or short term capital gain tax rate. It depends upon how long you stay invested in particular asset. Long term definition, defines criteria when you can apply long term rates.
If table mentions, inflation benefits available that means, you can increase your purchase price to match inflation before calculating taxes. So if you bought an asset in 2010 for 100 and sold in 2015 for Rs. 150. But in the meantime because of inflation (According to govt published inflation index), prices increased by 40% than you can adjust your purchase price to Rs.140 (40% increase) and pay taxes on adjusted profit of Rs.10.
Asset Long Term Definition Long term Tax Short term Tax Comments
Stocks Sold after 1 year from purchase date 10% of Profit 15% of Profit
Long Term Tax only applicable if total Long term profit in a financial year exceeds 1 Lakh
Equity Oriented Mutual Funds (Mutual Funds which invest atleast 65% of their Portfolio in Stocks) Sold after 1 year from purchase date 10% of Profit 15% of Proft
Long Term Tax only applicable if total Long term profit in a financial year exceeds 1 Lakh
Rest of the Mutual Funds Sold after 3 years from purchase date 10% of Profit or 20% of Profit after adjusting for inflation Profit Taxed at your Applicable Income Tax Rate
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Government and Corporate Bonds Sold after 3 years from purchase date 10% of Profit or 20% of Profit after adjusting for inflation Profit Taxed at your Applicable Income Tax Rate
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Gold Sold after 3 years from purchase date 10% of Profit or 20% of Profit after adjusting for inflation Profit Taxed at your Applicable Income Tax Rate
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Gold ETF Sold after 3 years from purchase date 10% of Profit or 20% of Profit after adjusting for inflation Profit Taxed at your Applicable Income Tax Rate
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Property Sold after 3 years from purchase date 10% of Profit or 20% of Profit after adjusting for inflation Profit Taxed at your Applicable Income Tax Rate
Tax is not applicable for long term profit re-invested in approved assets.
Privately held Stocks Sold after 3 years from purchase date 10% of Profit or 20% of Profit after adjusting for inflation Profit Taxed at your Applicable Income Tax Rate
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Axis Small Cap Fund - Direct (G)
 34.7%
BOI AXA M & I Fund - Direct (G)
 35.5%
Invesco India Infra. -Direct (G)
 33.2%
BOI AXA M & I Fund (G)
 33.8%
Axis Small Cap Fund (G)
 32.6%
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