Markets of property, shares and jewellery are speculative in nature. People buy these assets either for security (Investment) or for speculation. The transactions in these assets are also subjected to capital gain tax.
The other benefit of long term asset that they can be indexed. Govt. has come out with index table called Cost Inflation Index whose base year was fixed as 1-4-1981. In Finance Bill 2017 the Govt. has taken a very bold step and has shifted the base year from 1981 to 2001 for the benefit of investors.
Also period of holding of land and / or building has been reduced from 36 months to 24 months.
Today in this article I am providing entire list of Cost Inflation Index from Financial Year 2001-02 to Financial Year 2020-21.
As per Notification No. So 3266(E) [No. 63/2019 (F.No. 370142/11/2019-TPL)], Dated 12-9-2019, following table should be used for the Cost Inflation Index:
Sl. No. | Financial Year | Cost Inflation Index |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
1 | 2001-02 | 100 |
2 | 2002-03 | 105 |
3 | 2003-04 | 109 |
4 | 2004-05 | 113 |
5 | 2005-06 | 117 |
6 | 2006-07 | 122 |
7 | 2007-08 | 129 |
8 | 2008-09 | 137 |
9 | 2009-10 | 148 |
10 | 2010-11 | 167 |
11 | 2011-12 | 184 |
12 | 2012-13 | 200 |
13 | 2013-14 | 220 |
14 | 2014-15 | 240 |
15 | 2015-16 | 254 |
16 | 2016-17 | 264 |
17 | 2017-18 | 272 |
18 | 2018-19 | 280 |
19 | 2019-20 | 289 |
20 | 2020-21 | 301 |
Note: the above list is as amended by Finance Act, 2020
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You have said that the CII has moved to 2001. Does that mean any property acquired earlier than 2000, need not pay any tax?
Please explain.
I have property acquired in 1995. Hence the question
will it be applicable to property sold in financial year 2016-2017 ?
OFFHAND
In changing and re fixing the base year by itself may not be a bad idea ; and as such cannot be faulted.
Nonetheless, the nagging doubt in one’s mind this- does it stand to reason why the extant indexation has been left otherwise untouched ; except by simply adding the Index for 2016-17. To be precise, are not, by leaving the Index for the new Base year 2001-02 at 406,holders of property acquired before 1-4-2001 deprived of the benefit of indexation to that extent (i.e.406 points ) ?
Any different way of viewing or construing the change; over to tax pundits to enlighten !