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    STCG on sale of listed shares will be taxed at flat 15%

    iStockPhoto My brother gifted me some equity shares, which he had bought. I now want to sell these shares. Will I be taxed? —Kavita Jha If an individual receives any property (other than immovable property), from any person during a financial year (FY) without consideration, the fair market value (FMV) of which exceeds Rs.50,000, then […]

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    Gains from sale of inherited property taxed as capital gains

    iStockPhoto I am selling my ancestral residential property, which will fetch around Rs.30 lakh. This will be equally divided among all the heirs. What will be the tax liability of this transaction? Can this money be deposited in a savings bank account? —Jay Sinha In the absence of complete facts, we have assumed that the […]