{"id":52812,"date":"2025-10-27T12:49:56","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/?p=52812"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:50:26","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T07:20:26","slug":"capital-gains-tax-comprehensive-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univest.in\/blogs-2\/capital-gains-tax-comprehensive-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Gains Tax: A Comprehensive Guide\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Every time you sell an investment, whether it\u2019s shares, mutual funds, property, or gold, the purpose is to earn a profit. But it is not the entire profit you might keep for yourself, which is why the concept of Capital Gains Tax was introduced. Most of the valuable assets you hold could be classified as capital assets, the sale of which attracts capital gains tax. Capital gains tax is the tax you pay on the profit made from selling a capital asset, and understanding it can make a huge difference in how much of your earnings you actually retain.     <\/p>

These assets are generally classified as short-term or long-term based on the holding period and taxed differently. The Long-Term Capital Gains tax rate is 12.5% and the Short-Term Capital Gains tax rate is 20% or at slab rates as updated in Budget 2024. <\/p>

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