Calculate your net liability following the latest norms for Capital Gains Tax Calculator
Calculate your exact tax liability on profits from stocks, mutual funds, and property. Understand the post-budget LTCG & STCG rules.
Real-World Tax Scenarios
At 12.5% LTCG (post Aug 2024 budget). Gains up to ₹1.25L are exempt — always plan exits around this threshold.
STCG is now 20% on equity. Holding shares for just 12 months+ saves you 7.5% per year in taxes.
Legal Tax Saving Strategies
- Harvesting Strategy: Book profits of up to ₹1.25L every year tax-free, and immediately re-buy the same fund. This ₹resets₹ your cost basis legally.
- Loss Harvesting: Short-term capital losses can be set off against BOTH STCG and LTCG. Long-term losses can only offset LTCG. Time your exits wisely.
Common Tax Questions
What is the LTCG exemption limit?
As per the Union Budget 2024, the LTCG tax exemption on equity is ₹1.25 Lakhs per financial year.
How is property capital gains taxed?
For property sold after 2 years, LTCG is charged at 12.5% (without indexation, post 2024). For under 2 years, it₹s added to your income slab.
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The Science Behind the Capital Gains Tax Calculator
Calculate your exact tax liability on profits from stocks, mutual funds, and property. Understand the post-budget LTCG & STCG rules. This calculator works for global scenarios across all major currencies. At eCalcy, we utilize multi-core client-side processing to ensure that your financial models are computed with zero latency and absolute privacy.
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Fiscal Engineering: The Zero-Tax Strategy
Modern taxation is less about "payment" and more about "allocation." Governments utilize the tax code as a behavior-modification engine, rewarding citizens who invest in national development priorities such as retirement infrastructure (Section 80C), healthcare stability (Section 80D), and affordable housing (Section 24).
The Regime Paradox (FY 2025-26)
For the current fiscal year, the "Equilibrium Point" between the Old and New tax regimes typically occurs at the ₹4.25 Lakh deduction threshold. If your aggregate deductions—including HRA, NPS (Section 80CCD(1B)), and Home Loan Interest—fall below this number, the New Regime is mathematically superior for 92% of salaried individuals.
Cross-Border Taxation & FATCA Compliance
For the global citizen (NRIs, Expats, and Digital Nomads), taxation involves navigating the complexities of DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements). This tool incorporates standard OECD-compliant tax modeling to ensure you understand your effective tax rate across jurisdictions, preventing double taxation and ensuring capital mobility is not hampered by fiscal friction.
LTCG (2025 Standard)
Equity gains over 1 year are taxed at 12.5% (exemption up to ₹1.25 Lakh).
STCG (2025 Standard)
Equity gains under 1 year are taxed at a flat 20%, regardless of slab.
Expert Strategy Insights
"Harvesting Strategy: Book profits of up to ₹1.25L every year tax-free, and immediately re-buy the same fund. This ₹resets₹ your cost basis legally."
"Loss Harvesting: Short-term capital losses can be set off against BOTH STCG and LTCG. Long-term losses can only offset LTCG. Time your exits wisely."
Industrial Amortization Scenarios
At 12.5% LTCG (post Aug 2024 budget). Gains up to ₹1.25L are exempt — always plan exits around this threshold.
STCG is now 20% on equity. Holding shares for just 12 months+ saves you 7.5% per year in taxes.
The Data Ingestion Layer
- Principal amount or monthly investment
- Interest rate or expected annual return (%)
- Time horizon in months or years
- Optional: fees, contributions, or tax rate
The Analytic Output
- Total projected wealth or payout
- Principal vs. interest breakdown (%)
- Monthly and yearly amortisation view
- Actionable next-step summary
Vocational Q&A
What is the LTCG exemption limit?
As per the Union Budget 2024, the LTCG tax exemption on equity is ₹1.25 Lakhs per financial year.
How is property capital gains taxed?
For property sold after 2 years, LTCG is charged at 12.5% (without indexation, post 2024). For under 2 years, it₹s added to your income slab.
Regulatory & Legal References
Scientific Methodology
This analytic engine utilizes a combination of continuous compounding derivatives and discrete-time financial modeling. Unlike generic tools, eCalcy accounts for temporal precision, ensuring that leap-year variance and fiscal-month weightings are incorporated into every deterministic output.