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Income Tax - Cost Inflation Index

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 1081 as the cost inflation index for 2015-16.

The Cost Inflation Index for the previous years:

Sr. No

Financial Year

CII

Sr.No

Financial Year

CII

1

1981-82

100

18

1998-99

351

2

1982-83

109

19

1999-00

389

3

1983-84

116

20

2000-01

406

4

1984-85

125

21

2001-02

426

5

1985-86

133

22

2002-03

447

6

1986-87

140

23

2003-04

463

7

1987-88

150

24

2004-05

480

8

1988-89

161

25

2005- 06

497

9

1989-90

172

26

2006-07

519

10

1990-91

182

27

2007-08

551

11

1991-92

199

28

2008-09

582

12

1992-93

223

29

2009-10

632

13

1993-94

244

30

2010-11

711

14

1994-95

259

31

2011-12

785

15

1995-96

281

32

2012-13

852

16

1996-97

305

33

2013-14

939

17

1997-98

331

34

2014-15

1024

35

2015-16

1081

Income Tax Notification No. , Dated: July 24, 2015

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