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Cost Inflation Index – Meaning & Index from 1981-82 to 2024-25

Income Tax : This guide explains the concept, calculation formula, and notified values of CII from 2001-02 to 2025-26, as per CBDT. A must-read...

October 19, 2025 2547911 Views 330 comments Print

Cost Inflation Index Update FY 2024-25: Key Changes Explained

Income Tax : Understand the changes to the Cost Inflation Index for FY 2024-25, including indexation removal on long-term capital gains and new...

February 9, 2025 7569 Views 0 comment Print

Implication of Indexation of New Finance Act on Long & Short Term Capital Gain

Income Tax : Explore how changes in the Finance Act impact tax on long-term and short-term capital gains through revised indexation rates. Insi...

January 16, 2025 3072 Views 2 comments Print

Indexation under LTCG on immovable properties – Govt takes away benefit of cost inflation indexation for Income Tax levy

Income Tax : Budget 2024 removes indexation benefits for long-term capital gains on immovable properties, reducing tax rate but increasing the ...

August 8, 2024 24435 Views 2 comments Print

Side Effects of Indexation Removal for long-term capital gain

Income Tax : The removal of indexation for LTCG under the Finance Bill 2024 introduces complexities. Taxpayers can choose between 12.5% without...

August 7, 2024 25947 Views 4 comments Print


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Cost Inflation Indexed Cost Calculator

Income Tax : Calculate Long term capital gain on sale of capital Assets other then shares with the help of Indexation.- We have given below the...

November 20, 2011 42943 Views 9 comments Print

PM promises steps to tame inflation to 5- 6% by December 2010

Finance : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said inflation would come down to 5-6 percent by December and projected an 8.5 percent economic ...

May 27, 2010 453 Views 0 comment Print

RBI expcted to keep key policy rates unchanged in the monetary policy review

Fema / RBI : The Reserve Bank of India might change its bias towards softening interest rates into a more cautious outlook but is expected to ...

July 28, 2009 402 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


ITAT Allows Earlier Indexation Year Because Possession & Payment Occurred Before Registration

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that year of acquisition is determined by payment and handing over of possession under Section 2(47)(v), not by ...

February 12, 2026 612 Views 0 comment Print

Indexation Benefit for Acquisition Costs Based on Payment Year’s Index: ITAT

Income Tax : Analysis of ITAT Delhi's ruling in Bushra Javed Vs ACIT: Indexation benefits for acquisition costs based on payment year. Read the...

August 21, 2023 4047 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Bound by Jurisdictional HC Precedent on Inherited Property Indexation Base Year

Income Tax : ITAT Chennai dismisses the revenue's appeal in Easwari Sukanya Krishnan Vs. ITO, upholding the indexation benefit as per the juris...

July 26, 2023 849 Views 0 comment Print

Indexation benefit on installments paid allowed from flat date allotment

Income Tax : Assessee was entitled to the benefit of indexation on the total cost of acquisition from the year of allotment of flat dehors the ...

October 2, 2022 32673 Views 2 comments Print

Under Construction Property – Indexation as per year of payment

Income Tax : Lakshman M. Charanjiva Vs ITO (ITAT Mumbai) Indexation benefit against the cost of acquisition shall be available to the assessee ...

November 15, 2018 54243 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for F.Y. 2025-26

Income Tax : Ministry of Finance announces amendment to Section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961, introducing a new cost inflation index effectiv...

July 1, 2025 17037 Views 2 comments Print

CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2024-25

Income Tax : The Ministry of Finance, through the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), issued Notification No. 44/2024-Income-Tax on May 24, 2...

May 24, 2024 56601 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Inflation Index for the financial year 2023-24/Assessment Year 2024-25

Income Tax : CBDT notifies the Cost Inflation Index for the financial year 2023-24, i.e., Assessment Year 2024-25, at 348, vide Notification No...

June 12, 2023 14604 Views 1 comment Print

CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2023-24

Income Tax : CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2023-24 at 348 vide Notification No. 21/2023-Income Tax Dated: 10th April, 2...

April 10, 2023 20577 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2022-23

Income Tax : CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2022-23 at 331 vide Notification No. 62/2022-Income Tax | Dated: 14th June, ...

June 14, 2022 20730 Views 0 comment Print


Shifting base year from 1981 to 2001 for capital gain computation

February 1, 2017 37569 Views 14 comments Print

In order to revise the base year for computation of capital gains, it is proposed to amend section 55 of the Act so as to provide that the cost of acquisition of an asset acquired before 01.04.2001 shall be allowed to be taken as fair market value as on 1st April, 2001 and the cost of improvement shall include only those capital expenses which are incurred after 01.04.2001.

Immovable property held for 2 Years to be considered Long Term capital asset

February 1, 2017 12063 Views 3 comments Print

It is proposed to amend section 2 (42A) of the Act so as to reduce the period of holding from the existing 36 months to 24 months in case of immovable property, being land or building or both, to qualify as long term capital asset.

CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2016-17

June 2, 2016 17014 Views 0 comment Print

CBDT has notified Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2016-17 / Assessment Year 2017-18 at 1125 . Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2015-16 was 1081 so there is an increase of 44 in Cost Inflation Index .

CBDT notifies Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2015-16

July 24, 2015 22915 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 60/2015 – Income Tax S.O. (E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by clause(v) of the Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of the Government of India in the

Budget 2014 – Cost Inflation Index to be worked out on the basis of Index notified by Govt in this behalf

July 17, 2014 3192 Views 0 comment Print

Cost Inflation Index The existing provisions contained in section 48 prescribe the mode of computation of income chargeable under the head “Capital gains”. Clause (v) of the Explanation to the said section defines the term “Cost Inflation Index” (CII) which in relation to a previous year means such index as may be notified by the […]

Inflation Bonds – Critical Analysis and Tax Treatment

January 6, 2014 17060 Views 0 comment Print

Middle class who had been battling inflation for last so many years has been offered a chance to hope for a stream of some secured real income by way of interest on their hard earned savings at a rate that will increase with increases in levels of inflation.

Inflation Indexed National Saving Securities – Cumulative (IINSS-C) -Notification and FAQ

December 19, 2013 5250 Views 7 comments Print

Sub-section (iv) of the Section 193 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 stipulates that no tax shall be deducted from any interest payable on any security of the Central Government or a State Government, provided that nothing contained in this clause shall apply to the interest exceeding rupees ten thousand payable on 8% Savings (Taxable) Bonds, 2003 during the financial year.

Inflation linked indexed bonds a good alternative for Retail Investors

December 11, 2013 2847 Views 0 comment Print

Inflation eats into your money and reduces its purchasing power. To tackle this, you need to invest in products that beat inflation. Inflation-indexed bonds, due to be floated later this month, may be one such option.

A New Investing Tool – Inflation Indexed Bonds

June 13, 2013 1865 Views 0 comment Print

It is a known fact that Indian economy has been hit hard by continuous inflation over past few years now and inflation has been on a rise unabated. In such a situation when country is passing through an inflationary phase, the returns, incomes, yield- everything fetches you a lesser value as inflation dents the value of return. Higher inflation results in negative or lower returns on financial instruments.

Cost Inflation Index for Financial Year 2013-14

June 6, 2013 6566 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 40/2013 – Income Tax S.O. 1464(E) – In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (v) of the Explanation to section 48 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961), the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), Central Board of Direct Taxes published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide number S.O. 709(E), dated the 20th August, 1998, namely:-

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