As a trader, it’s extremely important to file your taxes, regardless of whether you made a profit or loss. Most people assume that just because they’ve made losses, it’s not necessary to file taxes, but that’s a mistake—you may get a notice from the Income Tax Department regardless of that. We also understand that filing […]
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Traders, If you hold stocks or mutual funds in your portfolio that have unrealised losses, you can set off these losses against realised profits, on which you have to pay taxes. To do this, you can book the losses, effectively reducing the realised gains and hence also reducing the tax payable. This act of booking […]
Traders, If you hold stocks or mutual funds in your portfolio that have unrealised losses, you can set off these losses against realised profits on which you have to pay taxes. To do this, you can book the losses, effectively reducing the realised gains and hence also reducing the tax payable. This act of booking […]
It’s that time of the year when all of us have to sit down and plan our income tax returns. The last date to file your income tax returns for FY 2019-20 is December 31st, 2020, and traders need to file their Income Tax Returns (ITR) on time. Here’s why: the income tax department has […]
Edited: 1st Feb 2022 after the budget announcement that surcharge on LTCG (Long term capital gain) of unlisted companies to be capped at 15%. Overall LTCG for unlisted companies now drops from 28.5% to 23.92%. We get a lot of credit for bootstrapping Zerodha and building the business without raising professional money. I have always […]
Traders, If you hold stocks or mutual funds in your portfolio that have unrealised losses, you can set off these losses against realised profits on which you have to pay taxes. To do this, you can book the losses, effectively reducing the realised gains and hence also reducing the tax payable. This act of booking […]
Traders, If you are investing or trading, you would need to declare your profits and losses for the financial year (FY) while filing your income tax returns (ITR). All equity investments under the head of capital gains, intraday equity trading as a speculative business, and derivatives trading as non-speculative business income. Check out the Varsity […]
Traders, Financial year (FY) 2017/18 is coming to a close on March 31st. We had a good run on the exchanges until Jan 2018, followed by the drawdown in the last two months. If you have net realized short-term capital gains this FY, and currently hold stocks which have unrealized losses – you have a tax […]
Traders, One of the most popular requests we get every tax filing season from traders on our education modules on taxation is, “Why don’t we also help them with tax filing and audits”. Introducing www.tradetax.in Tradetax is a Rainmatter initiative formed by a team of experienced Chartered accountant’s (CA) with trading knowledge. We are the same team which […]
“Check out our detailed module on taxation while trading/investing on varsity.” Note: This article might contain information that will not comply with the current tax laws. Please read the Taxation module on Varsity for updated information Traders, Taxation is an often neglected aspect especially more for people who trade/invest on the capital markets. With the […]
“Check out our detailed module on taxation while trading/investing on varsity.” Traders, FY 2014/15 has been a great year for the markets with over 30% increase in the benchmark Nifty index. There have been stocks that have been multi-baggers and there have been laggards as well. With a few days left for the end of […]
“Check out our detailed module on taxation while trading/investing on varsity.“ Traders, Taking care of taxation is a critical aspect of the business which every trader needs to plan in advance. As and when the Income Tax (IT) department in India is going completely online, their efficiency of spotting deficiencies, misfiling or wrong filing is […]
Dear Fellow Traders, It is that time of the year when all of us have to sit and plan for our income tax returns. I am sure many of you have an umpteen number of queries when it comes to taxation while trading equity, F&O, Commodities and Currencies. It is important to declare either profits […]
“Check out our detailed module on taxation while trading/investing on varsity.“ Traders, I have been trading personally for a very long time and the tax filing times have always been the most painful part, sitting with a CA and accounting for profits, losses, expenses and others. I was in similar shoes as most of you […]
Even today, a large part of household savings in India sits in fixed deposits. The appeal is simple, predictable returns, no market volatility, and very little to manage once you’ve invested. But that simplicity doesn’t scale well. Once you have FDs across multiple banks, rates are scattered, processes differ, and tracking maturity dates and interest becomes […]
A yearly update from Zerodha Fund House. When we launched our first fund in October 2023, you invested on conviction alone since you didn’t have a track record to rely on. I wanted to write to you about what your trust in us has built and what it means for you going forward. We now […]
Retirement is one of the few financial goals you can’t postpone. But it’s also the one most people delay thinking about. There’s always something more immediate: a house, EMIs, a vacation, or that one stock you’re sure will double. Retirement keeps getting pushed to “next year.” And yet, it’s the one goal where time matters […]
Opening an HUF account hasn’t always been the easiest process. It usually involved filling out physical forms, sending documents by courier, and waiting 5–7 business days for the account to be activated. HUF (Hindu Undivided Family) accounts at Zerodha can now be opened entirely online, with most accounts activated within a day. We’ve also removed […]
Here’s something we see more often than we’d like at Ditto. Someone calls us after a layoff or a resignation, and somewhere in the conversation they mention they need to “sort out insurance now.” When we ask about their current coverage, they say their company had a ₹5 lakh group health insurance plan, which the […]
Bonfiglioli Transmissions, a leading Indian provider of mechanical and electro-mechanical power transmission and industrial drive solutions, has filed its Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ahead of a proposed initial public offering (IPO). The IPO will be a pure offer-for-sale (OFS), with the promoter, Italy-based Bonfiglioli S.p.A […]
Investing and trading in Indian markets as an NRI has traditionally involved more friction than it should have, extra bank dependencies, CP codes, physical paperwork, and higher costs compared to what resident investors face. Over the course of 2025, some of these long-standing frictions were removed. Following regulatory changes from SEBI and operational changes on […]
Most Indians will live 10–15 years beyond the traditional retirement age. Yet a large share of the workforce has no structured pension or long-term retirement plan. Over the next 25 years, nearly 20 crore people will reach retirement without adequate savings. The National Pension System (NPS) is one of the strongest retirement products available. It’s […]
Helping Indians learn how to manage their money is a cause that is near and dear to all of us at Zerodha. A meaningful part of that has been helping parents invest for their children’s future. The earlier children start learning about money, the better. Good financial habits formed early tend to stick. Which is […]
If you’re an NRI based in the US or Canada, chances are you’ve wondered whether you can invest in Indian mutual funds without setting foot in India. Maybe you’ve lived in India earlier and had investments back home. Or maybe you’re just starting out and want to diversify your dollar income into Indian assets. Whatever […]
Every day brings market news, hot tips, and predictions that make us feel like we must act right away. Fear, greed, or even the thrill of a quick profit often push us into choices that hurt us in the long run. Impulsive investing is one of the biggest reasons many fail to build lasting wealth. […]
