Your portfolio is on the portal
Sold shares or redeemed mutual funds? Those trades sit right inside your AIS (Annual Information Statement). The department now gets detailed data from depositories (CDSL/NSDL), mutual fund registrars (CAMS/KFintech), and brokers.
What shows up
- Sale of securities and units of mutual funds: the total money you received.
- Dividends: payouts credited to your bank.
- Purchase of securities: sometimes large buys are reported too.
The "gross value" trap
Your AIS may show a mutual fund sale of Rs 5,00,000. Do not add Rs 5,00,000 to your income. AIS reports the gross sale value; you are taxed only on the capital gain (sale value minus purchase cost). A buy cost of Rs 4,80,000 means a taxable gain of just Rs 20,000.
The tax rates to know
For sales on or after 23 July 2024, equity STCG is taxed at 20% and equity LTCG above Rs 1.25 lakh per year at 12.5% without indexation (Source: Finance Act 2024 / Union Budget 2024).
| Holding | Equity rate | Form |
|---|---|---|
| Short-term (under 12 months) | 20% | ITR-2 |
| Long-term (12 months plus) | 12.5% over Rs 1.25 lakh | ITR-2 |
| Intraday / F&O | Slab (business income) | ITR-3 |
Which form, and where to look (portal path)
- Log in at incometax.gov.in and open Services > Annual Information Statement (AIS).
- Find Sale of Securities and Units of Mutual Fund.
- If you see any sales, you cannot use ITR-1; move to ITR-2 (or ITR-3 for intraday/F&O).
What you should do
Download the capital gains statement from your broker (Zerodha, Groww, Upstox) for the exact STCG/LTCG split, and report gains, not gross value.
Common mistake
Filing ITR-1 while AIS shows share sales. The system flags it and you get a defective-return notice under Section 139(9).
How LastMinute ITR helps
LastMinute ITR helps you organise capital gains data and points you to the correct form before you fill Schedule CG on the portal. Start at /file, import at /file/import/documents, and reconcile at /file/import/mismatch.
LastMinute ITR is a companion tool, not affiliated with the Income Tax Department. You file and e-verify your return yourself on incometax.gov.in.