Taxes
Taxes on your Investments
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Taxation of Unlisted Stocks
Unlisted shares are taxed as capital assets and can benefit from indexation.
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Taxation of Bonds, Debentures, and Debt Mutual Funds
Fixed income instruments are taxed as capital assets and can benefit from indexation.
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Taxation of Mutual Funds
Equity funds and hybrid funds are taxed differently depending on portfolio holdings, investment time frame and inflation rate.
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Taxation of Listed Equities
Equities are taxed as capital gains with tax benefits on long term holdings. Intraday trades are taxed as speculative business income.
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Taxation of International Equities
Taxation on your investments depends on the country where the stocks are purchased.
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Taxation of Derivatives
Futures and options are taxed as Income from Business and may require an audit.
Tax Saving Techniques
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Tax Loss Harvesting
Offset taxes on gains by selling loss making shares and buying them back after settlement.
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Bonus Stripping
Save your taxes by selling bonus shares and buying them back while keeping the original holdings.
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Dividend Stripping
Earn a tax-free dividend and then gain a tax advantage from the fallen stock price once it goes ex-dividend.