Q. i m earned 3lakh in this financial year only from share trading. is it necessary to give income tax? if yes then how much ?
:  A. 1. This is short term capital gain (stcg)2. Need to calculate profit/loss statement and then calculate tax as per the prevailing rates. For FY 2009...... more

Q. i just want to know about short term capital gain tax. if my income is rs.3 lakhs per annum and i earned rs.4 lakhs from commodities market so i have to give separate 15% tax on the basis of rs.4 lakhs or 4+3= rs. 7 laks income * which have tax.
Santoshkumar:  A. No dearIf your short term capital gain make excess of basic exemption,than there is relif.First tell me whether Rs 4 lacs include STCG . if it...... more

Q. if my annual income already places me in the 30% tax slab and i earn Rs 10,000 as profit from short term capital gain, will i have to pay the 10% tax on STCG as well as 30% as income tax?
Dibya Sahoo:  A. only 10% capital gain more

Q. I have bought shares for company A for 1000Rs. The price of the share started falling consistently and I kept buying at lower levels to average my price. Now when I sold these shares at 600Rs, the transaction got me Long term capital loss, LTCG and STCG, since some of the shares bought earlier were at a higher price and hold period was more than a year. From what I have understood in the readings in your site so far, the LTCL has to be ignored i.e cannot be offset against LTCG(since LTCG is not taxable) or STCG and for the STCG I need to pay the taxes. Please correct me if I am mistaken. I hav
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