{
  "id": 6903506,
  "title": "Income below ₹12L: 0 tax on STCG from equities?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/income-below-12l-0-tax-on-stcg-from-equities",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-12T09:01:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/wealth/tax/taxable-income-below-rs-12-lakh-will-you-pay-zero-income-tax-if-this-income-includes-ltcg-and-stcg-for-tax-year-2026-27/articleshow/134119480.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUF) earning incomes below ₹12 lakh can still benefit from the basic exemption limit under the new tax regime, which allows them to reduce their capital gains tax liability. This applies to short-term capital gains from specified listed securities, as well as long-term capital gains. However, non-residents, firms and companies are not eligible to claim this adjustment.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}