New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Capital gains taxes are levied on profits earned from selling capital assets such as property, stocks, or mutual funds. In the nation, the tax treatment depends on whether the gains are categorised as short-term in nature or long-term based on how long the asset was held by the investor.

Short-Term Capital Gains (STCG): Gains from assets held for less than a specified period. This period is the main defining factor in categorising these gains as short-term in nature.

Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG): Gains from assets held longer than the specified period. In this particular case again, the holding period acts as the main deciding factor in categorising these gains as long term gains.

Hence, an informed approach towa...