This discussion clarifies how capital gains tax is calculated on a residential property sold in July 2022, when the plot was purchased in April 2019 and construction was completed in 2020. The key factor is whether construction finished before July 2020. If completed before this date, the entire gain is treated as long-term. If construction finished after July 2020, only the gain on the land portion qualifies for long-term capital gains tax, with the rest falling under short-term capital gains.