There are two varieties of capital property relying upon their holding interval:

  • Brief time period Capital Gains
  • Long run Capital Gains

Following is the kind of capital gain and its interval of holding to qualify as both ‘short-term capital gain’ or a ‘long-term capital gain’

Capital Asset Holding interval to qualify as Short-Time period Capital Asset Holding interval to qualify as Long-Time period Capital Asset
Shares/ debentures of an organization listed on a acknowledged inventory alternate in India/ Zero coupon bond 12 month or less Greater than 12 months
Models of fairness oriented mutual funds/ UTIs (whether or not quoted or not) 12 month or less Greater than 12 months
Shares of firms not listed on any Stock Exchange(NSE or BSE) in India 24 month or less Greater than 24 months
Immovable property, being land or constructing or each (situated in India or in International nation) 24 month or less Greater than 24 months
Models of debt oriented mutual funds 36 month or less Greater than 36 months
Models of Enterprise belief 36 month or less Greater than 36 months
Others 36 month or less Greater than 36 months

Features or losses on switch of brief time period capital property are termed as short-term capital gain/ loss and good points or losses on switch of long run capital property is termed as lengthy time period capital gain/ loss.

Tax Rates in India on Short-Time period and Long-Time period Capital Gain

Particulars Kind of Gain
Tax rate
Sale of Fairness shares or Models of equity-oriented Funds or Models of enterprise belief (if STT is paid) Brief time period capital acquire 15%
Sale of Securities resembling Desire shares, Debentures, Deep low cost bonds, Models of mutual funds Brief time period capital acquire Regular Income Tax Slabs
Sale of Fairness shares or Models of equity-oriented Funds or Models of enterprise belief (if STT not paid) Brief time period capital acquire Regular Income Tax Slabs
Another sort of Asset Brief time period capital acquire Regular Income Tax Slabs
Zero coupon bond Long run capital acquire Decrease of 20% after indexation or 10% with out indexation
Listed debentures or Bonds Long run capital acquire Decrease of 20% after indexation or 10% with out indexation
Listed fairness shares bought apart from by means of acknowledged inventory alternate Long run capital acquire Decrease of 20% after indexation or 10% with out indexation
Models of debt oriented mutual funds Long run capital acquire 20%
Another sort of Asset Long run capital acquire 20%
Listed fairness shares bought by means of acknowledged inventory alternate, Fairness oriented fund or items of enterprise belief (if STT Paid) Long run capital acquire Upto 1,00,00zero: Tax shall be nil
Exceeding 1,00,00zero: Tax @10%