Significant SGB Tax Benefit Revisions Effective April 1 Under New Gold Regulations

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New Gold Rules: Big Changes to SGB Tax Exemptions from April 1

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News18•28-02-2026, 10:23

New Gold Rules: Big Changes to SGB Tax Exemptions from April 1

•Major changes to tax exemptions on gold purchased via Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme (SGB) secondary market.
•From April 1, Capital Gains Tax will apply to SGB secondary market transactions after maturity, withdrawing previous tax-free benefits.
•CA Nitin Kaushik explains that only primary issue subscribers holding until maturity will retain tax-free benefits from April 2026.
•Investors buying SGB from the secondary market will now pay Long-Term Capital Gains Tax on profits at maturity.
•The strategy of buying discounted SGB from exchanges for tax-free gains is effectively ended, with a 12.5% LTCG tax on profits.

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