Cost Inflation Index and Long Term Capital Gains

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has specified a value for the cost inflation index for 2013-14.  A cost inflation index helps reduce the inflationary gains, thereby reducing the long-term capital gains tax payout for a taxpayer. One can apply the cost inflation index, if one owns a house for  more than  three years for residential properties.The index is useful for income-tax assesses in the computation of tax on long-term capital gains (for indexation purposes).
Long Term Capital Gains is computed as below :

LTCG = Full value of consideration received or accruing - (indexed cost of acquisition + indexed cost of improvement +cost of transfer)


Indexed cost of acquisition
 =Cost of acquisition x CII of year of transfer /CII of year of acquisition

Indexed cost of improvement
 =Cost of improvement x CII of year of transfer /CII of year of improvement


Cost Inflation Index-
Sl. No.
Financial Year
Cost Inflation Index
Sl. No.
Financial Year
Cost Inflation Index
1
1981-82
100
17
1997-98
331
2
1982-83
109
18
1998-99
351
3
1983-84
116
19
1999-00
389
4
1984-85
125
20
2000-01
406
5
1985-86
133
21
2001-02
426
6
1986-87
140
22
2002-03
447
7
1987-88
150
23
2003-04
463
8
1988-89
161
24
2004-05
480
9
1989-90
172
25
2005-06
497
10
1990-91
182
26
2006-07
519
11
1991-92
199
27
2007-08
551
12
1992-93
223
28
2008-09
582
13
1993-94
244
29
2009-10
632
14
1994-95
259
30
2010-11
711
15
1995-96
281
31
2011-12
785
16
1996-97
305
32
2012-13
852


33
2013-14
939

Tax liability on LTCG with Indexation is to be taken at 20%

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