TBV Tax Lab

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LTCG

Long Term Capital Gain

Tax levied on the profit earned from selling an investment held for a long period.

For listed equity shares and equity-oriented mutual funds in India, an investment must be held for more than 12 months to qualify as long-term.

Current tax rate: 12.5% on eligible gains exceeding ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year.

What do these charges mean anyway?

STCG

Short Term Capital Gain

Tax levied on the profit earned from selling an investment held for a short period.

For listed equity shares and equity-oriented mutual funds, investments held for 12 months or less qualify as short-term.

Current tax rate: 20% on eligible short-term capital gains.

STT

Securities Transaction Tax

A tax imposed by the Government of India on the purchase and sale of securities carried out through recognized stock exchanges.

Unlike LTCG and STCG, STT is charged on the transaction value or applicable premium/intrinsic value, not on the profit earned.

Rates vary depending on the transaction type, such as delivery, intraday, futures and options.