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Government notifies the COST OF INFLATION INDEX FOR 2005 -06

As per Section 48 of the Income Tax Act, for calculating capital gains, indexed cost of acquisition is to be deducted from the sale consideration to arrive at the taxable gains. And the Government is to notify a cost inflation index (CII). The government has now notified 497 as the cost inflation index for 2005-06.

Want to know the indices for the previous years? Here they are.

Sr.No

Financial Year

CII

Sr.No

Financial Year

CII

Sr.No

Financial Year

CII

1

1981-82

100

11

1991-92

199

21

2001-02

426

2

1982-83

109

12

1992-93

223

22

2002-03

447

3

1983-84

116

13

1993-94

244

23

2003-04

463

4

1984-85

125

14

1994-95

259

24

2004-05

480

5

1985-86

133

15

1995-96

281

25

2005- 06

497

6

1986-87

140

16

1996-97

305

7

1987-88

150

17

1997-98

331

8

1988-89

161

18

1998-99

351

9

1989-90

172

19

1999-00

389

10

1990-91

182

20

2000-01

406

Income Tax NOTIFICATION NO. , Dated: August 12, 2005

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