Short Term Capital Gain Tax in case of Senior Citizens

Hello Freinds, I have a query related to Short Term Capital Gain Tax in case of senior citizens, during FY 23-24, An senior citizen has a gain of Rs.1.50 lakhs from sale of Listed shares and saving FD interest of Rs. 1 lakh and he/she is not active or not working and has no other income other than above. so want to know how the Income will be taxed and what are the way for exemption for capital gain tax. hopefully to receive an answer.

Replies (5)
Quick Summary
This discussion clarifies the tax implications of short-term capital gains for senior citizens. It explains how gains from listed shares and savings FD interest are taxed, considering the higher basic exemption limit available to those aged 68 and above. The conversation highlights that with a total income of Rs. 2.5 lakhs (Rs. 1.5 lakhs from shares and Rs. 1 lakh from FD interest), no tax liability arises due to the Rs. 5 lakh basic exemption for senior citizens.

Senior citizens upto 5 lakhs exempted
In my opinion the short term gain of shares will be taxable under action 111A of Income Tax Act under the head of capital gain

As per section 111A the short-term
capital gain shall be reduced by the unexhausted basic
exemption limit and the balance shall be taxed at 15%.

for senior citizens The basic Exemption limit is Rs. 5 Lakhs hence the total income of the senior citizen which toy are Talking about will be STCG of Rs. 1.5Lakhs + Interest income of Rs. 1 Lakhs Total will be 2.5lakhs hence No taxability will arrise
I hv not purposely gone into such intricate details, let the querist post values. I am aware of the section
Hello sabyasachi I had already reavled the values only confusion exists in case of senior citizen and super senior citizens, the assessee age is 68 years and has no other income than above.
Originally posted by : sabyasachi mukherjee
I hv not purposely gone into such intricate details, let the querist post values. I am aware of the section

The values posted above is true and has no other income than stcg and Fixed deposit interest. The age of the assessee is 68 yrs. so want to know exact exemption limit and also if coming under tax liability how can we claim an exemption.

Leave a Reply

Your are not logged in . Please login to post replies

Click here to Login / Register  

Company
10 October 2026
Accounts Associate Level 1

Abic and Mani Chartered Accountants

Kottayam

B.Com

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 17 October 2026
Articled Assistant

RRPM & Associates LLP

Chennai

CA Inter

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 30 September 2026
CA Article Assistant

CA Suraj Garg & Associates

New Delhi

CA Final

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 07 October 2026
Article Assistant

Malhotra Rajesh & Associates

New Delhi

B.Com

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 20 October 2026
CA ARTICLE

AMKN & CO

Noida

CA Inter

View Details
Company
26 September 2026
Chartered Accountant

pushpganga ventures

Pune

CA

View Details
Company
ARTICLESHIP 28 September 2026
Junior Accountant

J S P M & Associates LLP

Pune

B.Com

View Details
Company
30 September 2026
Senior Accounts Executive

Codeboard Technology

Chennai

MBA

View Details