I-T dept notifies cost inflation index for FY25 to compute capital gains

The Income Tax Department has notified the cost inflation index for the current fiscal to calculate long-term capital gains arising from the sale of immovable property, securities and jewellery. The cost inflation index (CII) is used by a taxpayer to compute gains arising out of the sale of capital assets after adjusting for inflation. The Cost Inflation Index for FY 2022-23 relevant to AY 2023-24 is 331. AMRG & Associates Senior Partner Rajat Mohan said the CII will help taxpayers to compute long-term capital gains tax, enabling them to remit advance tax on time. "For the last couple of years, the inflation index has been rising faster, which depicts the mounting inflation in the country," Mohan added. AKM Global Head of Tax Markets Yeeshu Sehgal said the CII will be beneficial to taxpayers as assets, which are held for long term, are recorded at purchase cost despite increasing inflation "It is very important to adjust the said purchase cost with the new cost inflation index ..