AY 2025-26
- How to use the Quicko integration on Zerodha Console
Step-by-step guide to connecting Zerodha Console to Quicko, importing trading data automatically, reviewing capital gains and F&O income, and filing ITR-2 or ITR-3 through the Quicko platform.
- How to report intraday speculative income in ITR-3
Step-by-step guide to declaring intraday equity trading income as speculative business income in ITR-3, including Schedule BP entries, turnover computation, set-off rules, and use of Zerodha Console Tax P&L data.
- How to file ITR-3 with Zerodha F&O turnover
Step-by-step guide to filing ITR-3 for AY 2025-26 using Zerodha Console Tax P&L data, covering F&O turnover computation, Schedule BP, set-off of business losses, and tax-audit thresholds under section 44AB.
- How to file ITR-2 with Zerodha capital gains
Step-by-step guide to filing ITR-2 for AY 2025-26 using the capital gains statement downloaded from Zerodha Console, covering Schedule CG, Schedule 112A, and Finance Act 2024 rate changes.
- How to download the Tax P&L statement from Zerodha Console
Step-by-step guide to downloading the Tax Profit and Loss statement from Zerodha Console for a financial year, including scrip-level breakdowns for ITR filing.
- How to download the capital gains statement on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to downloading the structured capital gains statement from Zerodha Console for equity delivery trades, including Finance Act 2024 rate changes.
- How to download Form 26AS-matching reports on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to downloading the Zerodha Tax P&L and capital gains statement, cross-matching them with Form 26AS and AIS on the income tax portal, and reconciling discrepancies before filing ITR.
- How to do tax-loss harvesting on Zerodha at year-end
Step-by-step guide to identifying unrealised losses in Zerodha holdings, executing tax-loss harvesting trades before 31 March, and reporting harvested losses in ITR-2 or ITR-3 to reduce capital gains tax liability.
- How to declare F&O as business income in India
Detailed guide to declaring futures and options trading income as non-speculative business income in ITR-3, including applicable sections, turnover computation, expense deductions, and audit thresholds under the Income Tax Act.
- How to compute turnover for F&O audit under section 44AB
Step-by-step guide to computing F&O trading turnover using the ICAI absolute-profit-loss method, determining tax-audit applicability under section 44AB, and using Zerodha Console data to support the computation.
- How to compute LTCG with grandfathering on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to applying the grandfathering rule for long-term capital gains on listed equity held before 31 January 2018, using Zerodha Console data and Schedule 112A of ITR-2 or ITR-3.
- How to compute dividend tax on Zerodha
Step-by-step guide to identifying dividend income from Zerodha holdings and Coin mutual funds, computing the taxable dividend, reporting it under the income from other sources head, and cross-verifying with AIS and Form 26AS.
- How to claim STT rebate or credit in India
Explains the status of Securities Transaction Tax as a deductible expense for business income traders vs a non-creditable levy for investors, how to report STT paid in ITR-3, and what the pre-2008 STT rebate under section 88E was.
- ITR-3 (Income Tax Return)
ITR-3 is the Indian income tax return form for individuals and HUFs with business or professional income, including traders with F&O activity treated as.
- ITR-2 (Income Tax Return)
ITR-2 is the Indian income tax return form for resident individuals and HUFs with capital gains but no business or professional income, including equity.