Tax

Mutual Fund Capital Gains Tax Calculator

A fund redemption is priced in units and NAV, and an exit load comes off the proceeds before any gain is measured.

The redemption in units, NAV and load

Units redeemed and the two NAVs

Number of fund units redeemed.

Net asset value per unit at redemption, in your local currency.

Net asset value per unit when you invested.

Exit load and the rate that applies

%

Exit load charged as a percent of redemption proceeds.

%

Your applicable rate (a placeholder to verify with the tax authority).

Capital Gains Tax

730.00

Gain multiplied by the capital gains rate.

Formula verified 12 September 2026

Capital Gain

7,300.00

Proceeds minus exit load and cost.

Exit Load

200.00

Charge deducted on redemption.

Net Gain After Tax

6,570.00

The gain left after the tax is paid.

Report an issue

Educational estimate only — verify rates with your official tax authority. Read the full disclaimer ↓

Where redemption proceeds go

Add your numbers to see the visual breakdown.

Gain breakdown: redemption to net

How a unit redemption resolves into a taxable gain and a net figure, line by line, from the values you entered. The exit load is deducted from proceeds before the cost is subtracted, so it lowers both the cash you receive and the gain.

StepAmount
Proceeds (500 × 40)20,000
Less: exit load (1%)−200
Less: cost (500 × 25)−12,500
Capital gain7,300
Tax (10%)−730
Net gain after tax6,570

Estimates only — not financial, tax, or professional advice.

100% private — every number you enter is calculated in your browser and never sent to our servers.

What it calculates: Capital Gains Tax, Capital Gain, Exit Load, Net Gain After Tax.

Updated 5 June 2026 · Transparent assumptions

It reduces what you receive before the gain is even measured

An exit load is a percentage the fund house deducts when you redeem within a specified period, typically one year. It is charged on the redemption value, so it reduces the proceeds directly — and because the gain is measured on proceeds net of the load, it also reduces the tax slightly.

That double effect is the reason it deserves its own input rather than being folded into the NAV. A 1% load on a redemption is not a 1% reduction in your return; it is a 1% reduction in proceeds plus a smaller offsetting reduction in tax.

The applicable NAV depends on cut-off timing

Funds do not trade continuously. The NAV applied to a redemption is the one struck at the end of the applicable business day, determined by whether the request was received before the cut-off. A request placed after cut-off, or on a non-business day, takes the following day’s NAV.

For planning this rarely matters, but for a redemption timed around a holding-period threshold it can. If you are redeeming to land on a particular side of a date, the NAV date that governs is the one to confirm with the fund house.

Which rate applies depends on what the fund holds

Fund taxation usually turns on the portfolio rather than the wrapper. Equity-oriented funds, debt funds and hybrid funds commonly face different holding-period thresholds and different rates, and those rules have been revised repeatedly in several jurisdictions.

This tool takes the rate from you precisely because the classification is the hard part. Establish the fund’s category and the treatment in force for your redemption date, then supply the rate — the arithmetic after that is simple.

Averaging, exemptions and systematic plans

One buy NAV is assumed for every unit redeemed. Units bought through a systematic plan were acquired at many different NAVs, so the applicable cost is an averaging or matching question that has to be settled before this calculation can be correct.

Annual exemption thresholds, set-off of losses against other gains, and any surcharge or cess are not applied. The output is the gain net of exit load and the headline tax on it, which is the starting point for a return rather than the end of one.

Sources & References

Figures on this page are checked against primary, authoritative sources. Links open in a new tab.

Related Calculators

IndexationIndexed cost from the two years' cost inflation index, the gain that survives it, and the tax on that gain.
Capital Gains TaxFederal capital gains tax with the short-term and long-term treatments side by side, so the holding-period cliff is visible.
Income TaxEstimate income tax with custom progressive bands, a sourced US federal mode, refund or amount owed, and scenario comparison.
VAT/GSTAdd or remove VAT, GST, or HST from a price, solve tax-inclusive and tax-exclusive values, and build mixed-rate invoices.

More in Tax, or browse all calculators.

Tax disclaimer

Tax rules vary by country, state, tax year, filing status, income type, deductions, and exemptions. This calculator is educational and uses the values you enter. Always verify final tax treatment with official sources or a qualified tax professional.

How we calculate · Found an error? email us

Authorship & verification

Written and maintained by , a business operator who builds spreadsheet-based calculators.

What's changed (3 updates)

Published 12 September 2026

  1. Published the calculator with its formula, worked example, assumptions, limitations and a bespoke guide, and added an automated formula test suite covering it.
  2. Tested the redemption gain with the exit load deducted from proceeds before the gain is measured, recomputed from units and NAV.
  3. Tested that a zero exit load reduces the case to a plain units-times-NAV gain, and that a higher load always lowers both the gain and the tax.

Add this calculator to your site

Responsive embed — and private: nothing your visitors type leaves their browser.