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 per cent 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.