When computing income tax, gold ETFs are treated as debt funds, not equity.
On redemption, the units of gold ETFs held for more than a year qualify for a long-term capital gain tax of 11.33 per cent without indexation or 22.66 per cent with indexation which ever is lower.
If you have made a short-term gain, which applies when the holding is less than a year, the short-term capital gain will be clubbed with the income of the individual investor, to be taxed in line with the applicable tax slab of the investor.
So, the short-term capital gains will get added to your income and be taxed as per the income bracket you fall under.
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