Capital Gains Tax Exemption

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  Portugal Planning to Impose a 28 Percent Capital Gains Tax for Crypto

  Portugal has long exempted individuals from paying capital gains tax on crypto earnings, but Finance Minister Fernando Medina says it’s time to pay up. Medina is calling for a 28 percent capital gains tax on earnings made from crypto assets held less than one year, according to a draft 2023 budget introduced to Portugal’s parliament Monday.

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  Capital Gains Tax Waiver To Foreign Debt Investors Not Likely: Report

  India is opposed to providing any capital gains tax waivers to overseas debt investors

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  Budget 2021: Tax Holiday for Startups Extended by 1 Year Till March 31, 2022

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Budget 2021 announced that tax holidays for startups will be extended by 1 year till March 31, 2022. The capital gains exemption given to startups will also be extended by another year.

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  Budget 2019: Tax On Capital Gains May Continue This Year, Says Report

  The sources said that there were neither chances of a hike above 10 per cent nor of an increase in exemption limit above Rs 1 lakh.

• Opinion: Expect Reduction In Corporate Tax Rate

  Last year, the tax exemption on long-term capital gains (LTG), which was earlier available on market sale of listed equity shares, was withdrawn and respite was given for investments made prior to January 31, 2018, by allowing taxpayers to substitute the fair market value of such shares on January 31, 2018 as cost base subject to conditions.

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  What Is 'Grandfather' Clause? How It Helps Lower Tax Burden On Mutual Fund Gains

  The grandfather concept implies that all the capital gains accrued on equity/ mutual funds until January 31 will be exempt from taxation

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  Budget 2018: Five Income Tax Changes You Need To Know

  Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduced a number of changes that will impact the income tax you pay, ranging from taxing long-term capital gains on investment in stocks and equity mutual funds to change in cess on income tax.

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  Sold Properties To Buy A New House? Income Tax Ruling You Need To Know

  Section 54F of Income Tax Act deals with exemption on long-term capital gains arising from sale of capital assets like plot of land and commercial house property.

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  IPOs, Bonus Issue, Share Gifts Exempted From Capital Gains Tax

  The government has specifically excluded ESOPs from being taxed, even though no STT may have been paid at the time of acquisition.

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  Start-Ups, FDI To Be Exempt From New Tax On Unlisted Firms

  Hasmukh Adhia said securities transaction tax (STT) was levied in 2004 and capital gains made out of STT-paid listed stocks are exempt from long-term capital gains tax.

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  India's investors Brace For Transaction Tax Hike, Other Tough Measures In Budget

  Among expected measures are a hike in a transaction tax on stock derivatives trading and a less beneficial approach to long-term capital gains tax exemptions, according to analysts.

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  Offshore Rupee Bonds Exempted from Capital Gains on Forex Profit

  Indian companies will be exempt from paying capital gains taxes for their rupee-denominated bonds sold abroad in case of rupee appreciation, the government said in a statement on Thursday.

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  Income Tax Act to be Amended on MAT: Revenue Secretary

  Earlier this month, the government had exempted foreign institutional and portfolio investors from payment of MAT on the capital gains made by them before April 1, 2015.

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  End Capital Gains Tax Exemption to Curb Money Laundering: BSE

  The BSE or Bombay Stock Exchange on Thursday called for ending exemption of capital gains tax on securities to contain various entities using capital markets to evade taxes and launder money.

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  CII seeks Tax Exemption for REITs and Infra Trusts

  Industry body CII has sought capital gains tax exemption for REITs.