{"id":1633,"date":"2025-03-17T17:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T11:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2025-07-03T12:22:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:52:14","slug":"short-term-capital-gains-tax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/","title":{"rendered":"Short Term Capital Gains Tax: How much STCG on Share is Tax-Free?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Short-Term Capital Gain are the profits which arises when you sell a capital asset (such as stocks, mutual funds, or property) within a short holding period at a profit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\r\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\r\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\r\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\r\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#Short_Term_Capital_Gain_Tax_Rate\" >Short Term Capital Gain Tax Rate<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#Under_Old_Tax_Regime\" >Under Old Tax Regime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#Under_New_Tax_Regime\" >Under New Tax Regime<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#How_much_short-term_capital_gain_is_tax-free\" >How much short-term capital gain is tax-free?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#Short_Term_Capital_Gain_Tax_on_Shares\" >Short Term Capital Gain Tax on Shares<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#Short-Term_Capital_Asset_classification\" >Short-Term Capital Asset classification<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#Rates_as_per_Type_Of_Income_from_Shares\" >Rates as per Type Of Income from Shares<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#Which_ITR_Form_to_Choose\" >Which ITR Form to Choose?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/short-term-capital-gains-tax\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Short_Term_Capital_Gain_Tax_Rate\"><\/span>Short Term Capital Gain Tax Rate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Under_Old_Tax_Regime\"><\/span>Under Old Tax Regime<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In old tax regime, if overall income after all deduction and exemption is up to \u20b95 lakh then rebate u\/s 87A is available amounting \u20b912,500. This rebate is also available for STCG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If income is only from STCG then,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Sold<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tax Rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23.07.24 Onwards<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Up to 22.07.24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Under_New_Tax_Regime\"><\/span>Under New Tax Regime<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In new tax regime overall income after all deduction and exemption is up to 7,00,000 then <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/rebate-u-s-87a\/\">Rebate u\/s 87A<\/a><\/strong> is available amounting \u20b925,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this rebate is not available for STCG for any special rate incomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If income is only from STCG then,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Sold<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Tax Rate<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">23.07.24 Onwards<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">20%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Up to 22.07.24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">15%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any other income such as salary, business or other, then it will be taxable as per the slab rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_short-term_capital_gain_is_tax-free\"><\/span>How much short-term capital gain is tax-free?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In Old Regime <\/strong>&#8211; up to \u20b92,50,000 is Tax Free.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In New Regime <\/strong>&#8211; up to \u20b93,00,000 is Tax Free. It will increase to \u20b94 lakh in 2025-26.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, if your STCG is \u20b93 lakh under new regime and your total income is under the exemption limit then no tax is applicable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note: <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This limit is the over all income limit including salary, business, capital gain etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Short_Term_Capital_Gain_Tax_on_Shares\"><\/span>Short Term Capital Gain Tax on Shares<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This occurs when any share purchased as delivery and sold after 1 day and before 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Short-Term_Capital_Asset_classification\"><\/span>Short-Term Capital Asset classification<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Type of Asset<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Holding Period<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Listed Equity Shares<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Less than 12 months<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Unlisted Equity Shares<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Less than 24 months<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listed securities are short-term if held for less than 12 months, while unlisted equity shares are considered as short-term if held for less than 24 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rates_as_per_Type_Of_Income_from_Shares\"><\/span>Rates as per Type Of Income from Shares<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Income-from-Shares-1024x538.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Income-from-Shares-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Income-from-Shares-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Income-from-Shares-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.caclubindia.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Income-from-Shares.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_ITR_Form_to_Choose\"><\/span>Which ITR Form to Choose?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>ITR Form<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Applicable<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ITR-2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">If income is only from STCG, salary or other source.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">ITR-3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">If there is business income including STCG.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span> FAQs<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1740996826038\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Can short term capital losses offset long term capital gains?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Losses from STCG can be set off against both STCG and LTCG, and any unadjusted losses can be carried forward for up to 8 years.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1740996841584\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Do I have to pay tax if my total income is below the exemption limit?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, if your total income (including STCG) is below the basic exemption limit, no tax is payable.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1740997851504\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Is the Section 87A rebate available for STCG?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">No, the 87A rebate is not available on STCG.<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short-Term Capital Gain are the profits which arises when you sell a capital asset (such as stocks, mutual funds, or 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