Capital Gains Tax on Property
Capital Gains Tax on Property: free, instant and private. The July 2024 rules removed indexation and set 12.
How the Capital Gains Tax on Property works
The Capital Gains Tax on Property takes Asset, Buy price (₹), Sell price (₹), Holding period (months) and returns the answer instantly — no button to hunt for, no page reload. The July 2024 rules removed indexation and set 12.5% as the flat long-term rate for both shares and property. The ₹1.25L equity exemption resets every financial year — booking gains up to it in March is the classic tax-move.
Enter your own numbers to replace the example values; the result panel updates as you type. Everything runs in this single page, so nothing you enter leaves your device.
Formula used
tax = taxable gain × rate, where taxable gain = gain − exemption (equity LTCG)
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| long-term | equity: held > 12 months; property: > 24 months |
| rates | equity LTCG 12.5% above ₹1.25L exemption; STCG 20%; property LTCG 12.5% |
| gain | sell price − buy price (indexation removed post-2024) |
The July 2024 rules removed indexation and set 12.5% as the flat long-term rate for both shares and property. The ₹1.25L equity exemption resets every financial year — booking gains up to it in March is the classic tax-move.
Inputs used: Asset, Buy price (₹), Sell price (₹), Holding period (months).
Worked example
Take the default example — asset set to Shares / equity mutual funds:
- Estimated tax: 0
- Capital gain: 0
- Classification: Short-term
- Rate applied: 20
- In hand after tax: 0
- thresholdMonths: 12
- exemption: 0
Frequently asked questions
- What formula does the Capital Gains Tax on Property use?
- It uses tax = taxable gain × rate, where taxable gain = gain − exemption (equity LTCG), where long-term is the equity: held > 12 months; property: > 24 months; rates is the equity LTCG 12.5% above ₹1.25L exemption; STCG 20%; property LTCG 12.5%; gain is the sell price − buy price (indexation removed post-2024).
- Is the Capital Gains Tax on Property free?
- Yes. There is no signup, no usage limit and no watermark — the calculator runs entirely in your browser.
- How do I read the result?
- The July 2024 rules removed indexation and set 12.5% as the flat long-term rate for both shares and property. The ₹1.25L equity exemption resets every financial year — booking gains up to it in March is the classic tax-move.
- Does the Capital Gains Tax on Property store or send my data?
- No. Every calculation happens locally in the page, so the numbers you type are never uploaded or logged.
- Does it work on a phone and offline?
- Yes — the page is a single lightweight file that adapts to any screen size. Once it has loaded it keeps working without a network connection.