Sovereign Gold bonds Tax and the secondary market

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@prantikv

But when I go to Zerodha the farthest date I see is SGBMAR29, which is one month short of 8 years.

The maturity period is calculated from date of issuance, not from the date you purchase in secondary market.

@prantikv

So can I buy SGBs from the exchange or the Secondary market and hold Them for 8 years or more?

You can buy SGB from secondary market and hold until maturity.

@prantikv

Let’s say I buy SGBs from the exchange and I can hold it for 5 years. I understand that the 2.5% interest will be taxed, but if I sell after 5 years will I be taxed for LTCG?

@Quicko recently published this post on Taxation on SGB, you can check this out: Taxation on Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGBs) in India