Capital gains tax
Stub article on capital gains tax. A full encyclopedic entry is pending.
What this article will cover
A full salary-calculator article on capital gains tax will cover the taxation of gains on the sale of shares, mutual funds, and property as it affects a government employee or pensioner: the distinction between short-term and long-term gains, the rates under Sections 111A, 112A, and 112 (including the post-2024 changes), the Rs. 1.25 lakh exemption on listed-equity long-term gains, indexation and the rules for property, the exclusion of capital gains from the Section 87A rebate, and the 15% cap on the surcharge attributable to capital gains, with internal links to neighbouring topics on salary-calculator.in and a references section pointing to primary sources.