#Capital Gains

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ESOP Taxation Decoded: Two-Stage Tax (Perquisite at Exercise + Capital Gains at Sale) Under the Income-tax Act, 2025

Neha Kapoor
ESOPs are taxed twice: at exercise as salary perquisite under Section 17(1)(d), and at sale as capital gain. 2025 Act mappings — Section 392 TDS, Section 140 eligible startup, 60-month deferral for shares allotted from 1 April 2026 — plus Budget 2024 capital gains rates and worked examples.

Capital Gains Tax for AY 2026-27: STCG and LTCG on Shares and Mutual Funds, the Section 87A Rebate Trap, and How the Section 50AA Debt-MF Rule Bites

Rohit Desai
Rohit Desai · Apr 23
Post-23 July 2024 capital gains regime: STCG on listed equity at 20% (Sec 111A), LTCG at 12.5% above Rs 1.25L (Sec 112A). Other assets at 12.5% no indexation (Sec 112) — but resident individuals/HUFs keep a transitional indexation choice on land/building acquired pre-23 July 2024.

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