{"id":318647,"date":"2022-03-21T10:41:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T05:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zerodha.com\/z-connect\/?p=318647"},"modified":"2024-02-02T13:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T08:20:39","slug":"tax-loss-harvesting-opportunity-for-fiscal-year-fy-2021-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodha.com\/z-connect\/console\/tax-loss-harvesting-opportunity-for-fiscal-year-fy-2021-22","title":{"rendered":"Tax loss harvesting opportunity for fiscal year (FY) 2021-22"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traders,<\/p>\n

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 unrealised losses is called Tax Loss Harvesting.<\/p>\n

While there is no explicit regulation in India that disallows tax loss harvesting. In the US, if stocks are sold and bought back within 30 days just to reduce taxes on realised gains, they are called wash sales, and taxes are disallowed to be offset. It is advisable for clients trading and investing in India to consult a Chartered Accountant (CA) while filing income tax returns, as they could potentially be questioned by the income tax authorities during tax scrutiny if the same stock is sold and bought back to save on the taxes.<\/p>\n

Introduction to Taxation<\/h3>\n

When you invest in the markets, you potentially have two types of taxes \u2014<\/p>\n

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  1. \n
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    1. STCG (Short term capital gains tax) or tax on gains made by selling stocks or equity mutual funds held for less than 1 year which are taxed at 15% of the gains.<\/li>\n
    2. LTCG (Long-term capital gains tax) or tax on gains made by selling stocks or equity mutual funds held for more than 1 year. First Rs 1 lakh of LTCG is tax-free, and gains above Rs 1 lakh are taxed at 10% LTCG per year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Do go through the Markets and Taxation<\/a> module on Varsity for a detailed understanding on taxation when investing or trading.<\/p>\n

      Tax Loss Harvesting report<\/h3>\n

      We have created a report to help you spot tax loss harvesting opportunities in your account. So, if you have realised LTCG or STCG on which you have to pay taxes this financial year, we will show you the amount of unrealised STCL and LTCL you can book to reduce the tax outgo. You can check the list of holdings under unrealised STCL or LTCL on the holdings page<\/a>. You can check the holdings breakdown and choose the stock you want to sell and book losses to the extent of the realised gains, thereby reducing your realised LTCG or STCG, and hence save on taxes that you would have had to otherwise pay.<\/p>\n

      To access the tax-loss harvesting report, visit Console<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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      In the above case, the account has Rs 1,37,000 as STCG on which a 15% tax of Rs 20,550 is due to be paid; and LTCG of Rs 8,10,000 on which 10% above Rs 1 lakh of Rs 71,000 is due. This investor can sell any of the stocks in his holdings under a loss and reduce the LTCG\/STCG, and save over Rs 91,550 in taxes. The investor would have to make this transaction before March 31, 2022, to harvest losses for FY 21\/22.<\/p>\n

      If you intend to hold these stocks and don\u2019t want to sell them, you can buy the stock back after two days of selling. Two days because that is the settlement cycle when you buy or sell stocks\u2014it takes 2 days for the stock to be debited from your demat. You can also potentially sell your stock holdings and buy similar stocks in the same sector immediately.<\/p>\n

      Also, as part of our Rainmatter<\/a> initiative, we have partnered with Quicko<\/a> to help you file your income tax returns. They have a special offer for Zerodha customers. Click here to know more<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      Happy Trading,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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