Tax

Short-Term Capital Gains

Gains on assets sold within the short-term holding window.

What it means in practice

Listed equity sold within 12 months is taxed at 20%. Frequent switching between schemes triggers STCG each time, which is a common hidden cost of portfolio churn.

Related terms

Long-Term Capital Gains

Gains on assets held beyond the holding period that qualifies them as long-term.

Exit Load

A fee deducted when mutual fund units are redeemed before a defined holding period.

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