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Selling Listed Shares – Can I Use Profits to Pay Home Loan and Avoid Capital Gains?

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Asked by Anonymous - Jan 16, 2025Hindi
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If you have us listed shares and after selling them normally we have to pay short or long term gain. Can I use that amount to pay my home loan to get exempt from capital gains or no?

Ans: Under Indian tax laws, the sale of USA-listed shares is subject to capital gains tax, depending on the holding period. If held for less than 24 months, it's short-term capital gains (STCG), and if held for over 24 months, it's long-term capital gains (LTCG).
There is no provision under Indian tax laws that allows you to set off capital gains tax by paying off a home loan. The benefit is available to reinvest LTCG into purchase of a house, not repayment of a loan.
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