Guides

Diwali Muhurat trading on NSE and BSE: the 2026 date from the exchange circular, the reported session timings, the market days around Diwali and the charges.

The SIP formula step by step, a ₹5,000 a month example at three assumed returns, and why nominal and effective monthly rates give different answers.

What STT is, the current rate for each segment, how futures and options STT changed since 2012 and on 1 April 2026, and who pays it.

Short-term and long-term capital gains on listed shares and funds, the current rates and yearly exemption, holding periods, loss set-off and a worked example.

Brokerage, STT, exchange charges, GST, SEBI fee, stamp duty and the DP charge: what each is, who receives it and how it is worked out.

Why intraday and futures and options profits are treated as business income, how losses are set off and carried forward, and when to ask a chartered accountant.

How crypto (virtual digital asset) gains are taxed in India: the flat rate and cess, no loss set-off, swaps, gifts and Schedule VDA, with a worked example.

TDS on crypto under section 194S: the rate, the yearly limits, who deducts it, swaps on an exchange and how it counts against your tax, with an example.