Gold and silver income tax rule change: How will your precious metal investments including SGBs be taxed after Budget 2026?Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2026 maintained most of the existing taxation rules for gold and silver investments, except fo...
Don’t let your gains on gold & silver vanish: You may pay 18.2% additional income tax if not careful about exit timing, check taxation rulesUnderstanding gold and silver taxation is crucial for investors. Holding periods determine short-term or long-term capital gains tax. Strat...
Gold taxation rules: How your gains from gold investment are taxed be it jewellery, SGBs, gold ETFs or mutual fundsNew gold investment tax rules took effect from July 23, 2024. As per the new rules, long term capital gains on physical gold, ETFs, and mut...
Redeem or hold SGB? How you can make the most of this lucrative gold investment optionSovereign Gold bonds premature redemption: Between April and September 2025, 34 SGBs are due for redemption. With gold prices currently hit...
Income tax relief on Capital Gains Deposit Scheme: Can Budget 2025 offer clarity to taxpayers to easily claim exemption on LTCG of house sale?Taxpayers should remember that tax-saving exemptions on capital gains are available on long-term capital gains (LTCG) only. No exemptions a...
How to make gold investments tax efficient after Budget 2024 changed capital gain rules: New STCG, LTCG rates on gold, gold MF, gold ETF, SGBGold, a traditional symbol of wealth and prosperity in India, has long been a popular investment choice. The recent changes in capital gain...
SGB at 15% higher price on stock exchanges: Why you must factor in the taxation while trading SGB in secondary marketSovereign Gold Bond (SGB): The price of gold bonds have shot up on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). According to Aksha Kamboj, VP of Indi...
SGB taxation in budget 2024: Changed capital gain tax on maturity, selling prematurely in RBI's buyback or on stock exchangeBudget 2024: Sovereign Gold Bond scheme investors are in for a rejoice because now if they are being held for more than 12 months, it is to...
SGB vs Sensex: Ahead of gold bond redemption, which one shines brighter?The RBI has set the redemption price at Rs 6,132 per gram which is a 128% (Rs 3,448) premium over the issue price of Rs 2,684 per gram, the...
Buying gold this Diwali? 5 tips you should consider before investingBuying gold during festivities around Diwali is almost an unavoidable ritual for a good number of Indian. However, this involves a serious ...
Sovereign Gold Bond scheme: 1st tranche of FY24 opens. Should you subscribe?India's Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2023-24 - Series I - has opened for subscription until June 23, with a settlement date of June 27. The i...
Gold price fall offers good entry into SGBGold has had a sharp rally in the last four years with domestic prices rising by 79%, In dollar terms, the rise was 46%. In the last one ye...
Gold ETFs likely to become less attractive after government removes tax benefitsAs the impact of removal of tax benefits on gold bonds and gold ETFs has to still play itself out, it could depend upon various factors suc...
Gold ETFs’ loss is gains for Sovereign Gold Bonds but with this caveat for investorsCapital gains from these bonds are exempt from LTCG if held for 8 years along with 2.5% interest on investments, which is a significant adv...
Will Budget 2023 reduce LTCG tax on gold funds and ETFs?To encourage retail investors to invest in gold through the mutual fund route rather than buying physical gold, AMFI had proposed that LTCG...
Should you buy Physical Gold, Gold ETFs or Sovereign Gold Bond this festive season?Unlike other forms of gold, physical gold is one of the few assets which can be kept private and confidential. Here is a closer look at Phy...
Don’t buy gold, invest in gold this Diwali: Chirag Mehta of Quantum Mutual FundWhile gold jewellery is bought and used for its aesthetic value, it is ineffective as an investment option. This is because of the loss in ...