https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/ Actionable tax guides for Indian F&O, equity and commodity traders. en-in Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:45:56 +0000 https://www.taxsavinglab.com/logo_taxsavinglab.png https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/ https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/advance-tax-for-traders.html F&O and intraday traders must pay advance tax in 4 installments. Miss a deadline and Section 234C charges 1% per month. Complete guide with deadlines, calculation steps, and worked examples. Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/advance-tax-for-traders.html taxsaving@taxsavinglab.com (TaxSavingLab) https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/speculative-vs-non-speculative-income.html Intraday equity is speculative income. F&O is non-speculative. The difference controls which losses you can offset, how many years you can carry them forward, and where they go in ITR-3. Sun, 02 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/speculative-vs-non-speculative-income.html taxsaving@taxsavinglab.com (TaxSavingLab) https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/claim-stt-brokerage-gst-business-expenses.html F&O traders can deduct STT, brokerage, GST, and more as business expenses under Section 37. Here's exactly what's deductible, what's not, and how much tax you save. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/claim-stt-brokerage-gst-business-expenses.html taxsaving@taxsavinglab.com (TaxSavingLab) https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/f-and-o-tax-india-fy-2025-26.html Complete guide to F&O tax in India for FY 2025-26. Tax rates, turnover calculation, ₹10 crore audit threshold, deductible expenses, and ITR-3 filing — with examples. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/f-and-o-tax-india-fy-2025-26.html taxsaving@taxsavinglab.com (TaxSavingLab) https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/how-to-read-zerodha-tax-pnl-report.html Step-by-step guide to reading your Zerodha Tax P&L report. Understand STCG, LTCG, F&O sections, charges, and how each number flows into your ITR-3. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/how-to-read-zerodha-tax-pnl-report.html taxsaving@taxsavinglab.com (TaxSavingLab) https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/stcg-ltcg-equity-budget-2024.html Budget 2024 raised STCG to 20% and LTCG to 12.5%, and increased the LTCG exemption to ₹1.25 lakh. Here's exactly what changed, who's affected, and how to calculate your tax now. Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.taxsavinglab.com/blog/stcg-ltcg-equity-budget-2024.html taxsaving@taxsavinglab.com (TaxSavingLab)